Word: light
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale and Second Regiment games held in New Haven, March 3, by 1 1-2 in. The middle-weight wrestlers next appeared. The contest was narrowed down to L. W. Puls fer, '90, and F. S. Duncan, '90-Mason, '91, not appearing, and Monroe, '89, getting into the light-weight-class. Duncan won the first-fall in 5 min. 15 sec., Pulsifer getting his wind knocked out by a tumble. The second fall came to Pulsifer in 6 min. 13 sec. While these men rested before the third trial, the first bout of the middle-weight sparring was called. Bangs...
...Light-weight Wrestling-G. A. Goebel, '88; W. L. Monroe, '89; H. Nuss, '90; S. Paine, '90; E. J. Knapp, '91; E. L. Hambleton, S. S., and F. Cabot...
Here follow the final bouts, light-weight wrestling, middle-weight sparring and middle-weight wrestling, ending with the tug-of-war between '90 and '91. Ninety team: Amory (anchor), L. A. Piper, E. S. Jones and R. Jones; '91 team: J. J. Higgins (anchor), and three of the four following men: W. H. McLellan, J. White, A. B. Nichols and P. Y. DeNormandie...
...FEATHER AND LIGHT-WEIGHT SPARRING.- A meeting to decide important questions in regard to the feather and light-weight sparring will be held this afternoon at 1.30 in 47 Matthews. The Association is desirous of consulting the wishes of those who intend to enter, so that it is necessary that all possible contestants be present in person or by proxy in order to ensure the carrying out of their wishes...
Nelson, Harvard '91, light-weights, were next in the ring. It was more of a walking match than a scientific exhibition. Peters had it all his way. He was given the light-weight cup. Gaines and Ellis now appeared for the final feather-weight. Gaines forced the fighting, but not very hard. Ellis stood up to his work well and the first round was anyone's. In the second round Gaines attempted a more aggressive style, rather too much so, for it gave Ellis a fine chance. Ellis was decidedly the fresher at the end of the third round...