Word: ropes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...effect of this is becoming daily more and more apparent, so much so that it is thought that this year's team will be as good as, if not better than any previous one. The candidates as yet have not been selected, but it is probable that the rope men will be the same men who for the past two years have helped bring victory to '88, namely, Pease, Purdon, and Chase. Of these, Pease is the only one who pulled on the 'varsity last year. The anchor will undoubtedly be Easton, who has held that position on the 'varsity...
...soon as all the crews have passed through the draw, a long whistle will be sounded from the Referee's tug as the signal for the crews to get into line. A rope will be stretched across the river, to which four tow boats will be moored, at distances of one hundred feet apart. A man in each boat will hold the stern of a shell. As soon as the shells are in line, two whistles will be sounded as a signal for the men to come out to the full reach...
During the tug-of-war on Saturday, one of the rope men of the '86 team was heard angrily to cry out to the anchor of that team "Why don't you straighten out your legs...
...ROPE CLIMBING.G. A. Pudor, '86, had walkover in this event...
...cheers of their classmates. '86 had the north and '88 the south end of the hall. The usual delay in getting a fair start occurred. After several trials, '88 got the drop by four inches. '86 commenced heaving but soon desisted while Balch took in a fair amount of rope. The '86 anchor now had some trouble in straightening out his legs. At the end of two minutes '88 had about a foot of rope. The '88 men now took a little rest, leaning back and seeming to enjoy the prospect. '86 tried to recover an inch...