Word: drop
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...deciding contest in tug-of-war between '91 and '93 took place in the gymnasium last evening. Ninety-one was the quicker in getting the drop by over an inch. At the end of one minute '91 had gained an inch and a half. During the next minute '93 had gained a quarter of an inch, but at the close of the third minute '91 had an inch and a half. The rope remained the same at four minutes, but at four and a half minutes '91 had one and three quarter inches. During the last minute in spite...
Ninety-one got one-quarter of an inch on the drop, but '93 got it back before one minute was over. '93 then gained a little only to lose it again. At the end of four minutes '91 had one-quarter of an inch, but a few seconds before time was up, the freshmen heaved and made the event...
...juniors got 1 inch on the drop, and steadily increased their advantage until at the end of four minutes and a half they had 3 inches. Then the seniors did some good pulling and got back 1 1-4 in., the juniors winning by 1 3 4 inches...
...freshmen got the drop by one inch, and then kept on taking in more rope, until after five minutes they won by 3 inches...
...Watriss, '92, 164 pounds. Inclined to carry his shoulders high and to use his slide too soon on the recover. Does not always sit up well and is unsteady in his stroke. Apt to drop his head at full reach...