Word: fall
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...complimentary one to have circulated in the college press. But it cannot be denied that the report is well founded, although we believe that most of the hissing came, not from Harvard men, but from Boston's representatives at the games. Still that any college men allowed themselves to fall in with the barbaric ways of the Boston "sports" is, to say the least, unfortunate. Hissing can never change a referee's decision, and the men who hissed last Saturday brought only disgrace upon themselves and the college. Gentlemanly conduct at athletic exhibitions has so long been our peculiar reputation...
...first event on Saturday's programme was the light-weight wrestling. At 2.15 o'clock, T. C. Craig, '87, and A. T. Dudley, '87, took the floor. After a short but hard struggle, Dudley got his arms about his opponent's neck and won the fall. Time, 30s. In the second round, Dudley lifted Craig off his feet but could not get him on his back. A moment later Craig got a body hold on Dudley and threw him, the latter striking heavily on his side. The bout was given to Craig. Time...
Craig and Dudley next appeared for their third round, Dudley evidently none the better for his severe fall in the second round. After some three minutes work, in which neither seemed to get any decided advantage, they locked and fell together against one of the benches, Dudley striking his head. Upon this last misfortune Dudley was obliged to withdraw and the fall and bout were given to Craig. Time...
...middle-weight wrestling, the entries were W. J. Bowen, '87, and S. P. Jones, '88. Both men are strong and quick, and for three minutes did some lively work, when Jones was obliged to withdraw, having injured his right arm by a fall outside...
...Eighty-nine has plenty of strong, heavy men trying for the crew, and there is no reason why they should not make a good showing if they work hard; but it must be real honest work, and not the kind of work the foot-ball eleven put in last fall...