Word: downes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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It has been suggested that some method be found of holding the tug-of-war rope down without the necessity of one or even two men standing on it. Also if some machine could be made so as to prevent one team from pulling the ribbon on their side before...
To describe Mr. Dougherty's lecture would be impossible. It was the sort of discourse over which the reporter lays down his pencil, forgets his task, and becomes absorbed in the speaker, along with the rest of the audience. Mr. Dougherty's subject was Oratory, and he used his theme...
The following extract from the Yale News will be of interest to boating men in college: "The number of candidates has dwindled down to twelve; of these six are of last year's crew, and all of them will probably be in the boat again this year; it being a...
The crew will, of course, stay here and row during the spring recess. There seems to be no regular coach as yet, Mr. Hull, last year's coach, has been down several times on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, and it is hoped that he may be able to take entire...
TUG-OF-WAR.The final event of the meeting was the tug-of-war between eighty-six and eighty-five. For this event the floor was, for a wonder, kept entirely clear, so that the spectators experienced no difficulty in watching the progress of the contest. The signal cord was operated by Mr...