Word: locally
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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TUG-OF-WAR.Much interest had been manifested in the result of the tug-of-war contest which was to decide whether '88 would be able to withstand the efforts of the freshman team, which came to them fresh from its victory over the sophomore and various local teams. Hearty applause was given to the contestants as they appeared on the floor of the gymnasium. '88 had the south end. Word was given without much delay. The hearts of the freshmen were gleeful when the ball went down, showing that '90 had the drop by a little over two inches. In about half...
...Point Comfort, where they will stay until Sunday night. Concerts have been arranged at Washington for Monday, April 11; at Baltimore, Tuesday, and at Brooklyn, Wednesday. The University nine has also planned a vacation trip, and will play the following games: Wednesday, April 6, at Newark with the local team; Friday, with the New Yorks at the Polo Grounds; Saturday, with the Brooklyns; Monday and Tuesday, with the Washingtons; Wednesday, the final game of the trip will be played with the Jersey Citys...
...Harvard Herald will appear next Tuesday as a college daily. Its projectors, headed by Sophomores W. E. Haskell and E. M. Gill, are all brilliant young collegians, and as Harvard needs a good daily paper, its success can hardly be questioned. It will contain local and telegraphic news, editorials and special contributions, and will be printed by The Cambridge Tribune press, on tinted paper. Its size, 14x10 inches, gives twelve columns of advertising and reading space. The Herald will sell for two cents a copy, or $2.00 per year. The heading will be of unique design, and is the work...
...library of P. Vanderbilt Spader, an alumnus of Rutgers, was presented to the college last Tuesday. It contains between 4,000 and 5,000 volumes valued at $15,000. The library is particularly rich in illustrated works on art, local histories, biography, and books of reference...
...also by T. G. Shearman. He broke the Yale record with a vault of 10 feet 3 1-2 inches. Harvard's best record this year is but 9 feet 3 1-2 inches. The meeting was closed with sparring and fencing contests, which are of none but local interest...