Word: pulling
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...entries being Phillips, who made a record of 9 feet 3 1-2 inches at the Union games last Monday; Wason of Technology, and Lee of Yale. A large number of entries have been received for the fence-vault. The tug-of-war will be an interesting event. Technology pulled Harvard at the last meeting and will undoubtedly do her best to do so again this year. Harvard will be only represented in the tug-of-war by the '90 team, as the regular varsity team has decided not to pull. The running high jump will bring out Hale...
...events were all closely contested and Shearman, '80, again broke the record in the running high jump with a jump of 5 feet 8 inches Hunt, L. S., put the shot 35 feet 8 inches. The tug-of-war contest was between '90, and '91, '90 winning by a pull of 14 inches. Ninety still leads in the number of points. The contests will be continued through the month of March...
...first event was the tug-of-war between the Yale and Cambridge teams; won by Cambridge by one inch. The Unas pulled the M. I. T. team by one inch. The final tug-of-war between the Una and Cambridge teams resulted in a tie, but Cambridge refusing to pull again, the prize was given to the Unas...
...very little interest in the matter, for as yet no definite steps have been made in selecting a team or in practicing. Of the members of last year's team, Jones, Crehore and Hutchinson, the last two are at present training for their class crew, but will probably pull again this year. Either Amory or Sturgis will be anchor. Ninety-one is evidently making the best of its opportunities. The candidates, eleven in number, have been working with considerable perseverance every day, and from the present outlook the freshman team will not be the last in the contest. The names...
...them have had considerable boating experience, and those who have not rowed much have good records in general athletics. All are in active training, and they are apparently imbued with the determination to make their crew the best one produced by any freshman class. Every candidate is supposed to pull two hundred strokes on the hydraulic rowing apparatus, besides running and using the chest weights and Indian clubs. Every man attends faithfully to his allotted duties, and the men, as a whole, are coached by Gill, '89, who has had two years experience on the 'Varsity. He is a good...