Word: jamaicas
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Heavy Weight Tug-of-War two teams were entered - that of the Jamaica Plain Athletic Association and the Institute team. The Jamaica Plain team, although a middle weight team, succeeded in winning after a hard struggle...
...most exciting event of the day was the Middle Weight Tug-of-War. The entries were the Harvard '82 team, the Jamaica Plain team and that of the Institute. The Jamaica's won easily. Dr. Sargent of Harvard acted as referee...
...court much shorter than the regulation length, thus preventing any skilful plays, as the contestants had all been practising in courts of the usual dimensions. The conduct of the crowd in hissing the tug-of-war team from the Institute of Technology, which was pulling against the Jamaica Plain Boat Club Team, showed the kind and fair spirit in which a mixed Boston crowd is apt to look on students in general; and we were consequently sorry when the Jamaicas proved the winners, although they pulled in beautiful form. We hope the sports will be more entertaining next year...