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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...games in '74, and '75. The games of '77, '79, 80, '81, '84, and '86 were drawn. It is shown here that Princeton has held the championship since 73, nine times, or since '77, when the league was founded, six times; while Yale has held it since '73, seven times, and since '77, five times. It has always been agreed that if in any year the issue should be a tie, the college which held the championship the year before should retain it. These facts should be well known and we should be satisfied if every one knew them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-ball Championship. | 2/21/1889 | See Source »

...Seven chess players from the Chess and Whist Club visited the Boston Chess Club last evening and made a creditable showing against Mr. Prentiss Cummings, one of the strongest Boston players. The men sat down at two rows of tables, and Mr. Cummings walked up and down in the middle, making his moves against one player after another, with almost no hesitation. R. D. Brown was the first to resign, having made an unfortunate slip in the middle of his game. L. W. Chamberlin was the next victim, and was soon followed by O. Everett. Meanwhile F. W. Nicolls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Games of Chess. | 2/21/1889 | See Source »

...varsity lacrosse team went into active training last Monday. The men, about forty in all, are divided into squads under the personal supervision of Captain Griswold. Three days in the week the candidates have stick-practice in the cage in the gymnasium, and all six days general gymnasium exercise. Seven members of last year's team are in training-Griswold, '89; Blodgett, L. S.; Harding, '89; Wells, '90; Rourke, '90; Towle, Medical School, and Thorndike, '90. The other men who have presented themselves as candidates are: Reisner, Naumburg, Vorse, Holliday, Bunker, Hall ('91), Hudson, Rust, Brewster, Haskell, Jones, Dunham, Loring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lacrosse Team. | 2/19/1889 | See Source »

...Chess and Whist Club, which will begin this evening. The following rules have been adopted to govern the playing: All contestants will meet this evening at 7 o'clock in the rooms of the club. Matches will consist of the best three games out of five, and seven points will constitute a game. The results of the games must be left with Mr. O. Everett, 16 Little's. The players have been divided into two sections. In the first round each pair will play every other pair in their section. The two couples winning the most games in each section...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Whist Tournament. | 2/18/1889 | See Source »

SEMINAR.- Criminal Law examination papers for seven years reviewed, this evening at 8 p. m., at 27 Irving...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notices. | 2/15/1889 | See Source »

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