Word: featherly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...FEATHER-WEIGHT SPARRING.Plummer, H. A. A.; Clement, H. A. A., and J. D. Williams, U. A. A. C. The first bout between Plummer and Clement was hotly contested, both men showing considerable science and quickness. Plummer appeared to have more staying power, and the bout was given to him. He was unable to spar the final bout with Williams, on account of a broken nose. The medal, therefore, was given to the latter...
...timid ladies would not have to stay away on account of blood. True, the variety of the programme would be somewhat marred by this change, and so would the opportunities for very long rests between the bouts. But with plenty of entries in the two events, light-weight and feather-weight sparring, the time between bouts would be sufficient, if we may take the Tech. games as a criterion. There the hardest hitting and fighting occurred each time in the final rounds. The slight drawbacks to the change are more than counterbalanced by the advantages...
...with difficulties of a financial nature. But under the new system no such hindrance exists. "Nous avons change tout cela, says Cornell, "A man may come to our college, poor, but deserving. What shall he do to obtain the necessaries of student life? Simply this, he may enter the feather-weight sparring, and win an easy chair; in the middle-weight he may secure a clock; in the heavy weight he can easily obtain a silk umbrella; by winning the horizontal bar, and the flying rings, he may stock his library; and so on, until nothing remains to be desired...
...Technology athletic club will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 2 o'clock. The following events will be contested : Running high jump, running high kick (open), standing high jump (open), parallel bars, handicap fence vault (open), putting shot (open), pole vault (open), sparring, light weight (open), feather weight, middle weight (open), tug-ofwar (open). Events marked open will be open only to members of the H. A. A. C., U. A. A. C., B. Y. M. C. U. and B. Y. M. C. A., or any college alumnus...
SECOND WINTER MEETING. SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST. LADIES' DAY.Two-hand fence vault, light weight sparring, feather weight sparring, club swinging (legitimate), fencing, running broad jump...