Word: match
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yesterday afternoon the third competition for the clay pigeon cup was shot at Watertown. The afternoon was favorable for high scoring, and the figures reached in the match give evidence of great improvement on the part of the shot-gun men. The cup goes to Mr. Austin this week on a score of 17 birds out of the 20, the highest score yet attained in this match...
...club will shoot at Watertown this afternoon, leaving Harvard square on the 2 P. M. car. Ties for second prize in last month's match will be shot off today...
Yale defeated N. Y. University at lacrosse on Saturday. The match was played at New Haven, and resulted in a score of 11 to 0. This is the first game played in the championship series...
Tuesday afternoon was very unfavorable for rolling up high scores, and in consequence of the threatening weather but few men put in an appearance at Watertown. The only match of importance was the cup match, in which the scores were wonderfully good, considering the weather conditions. The summary of this match is as follows...
...match ; 20 clay birds, 16 yards rise, thrown at five angles. First, W. L. Slocum, 17 birds ; second, W. L. Allen, 16 ; third, F. B. Austin...