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...annual cane-spree took place at Princeton last Wednesday by moon-light. '91 won one cane, '95 won the second, and the third was cut in two; the spree was therefore declared a draw...
...entering class is quite above the average in numbers, though it has done but little to show of what stuff it is made. The cane-spree has been postponed till the next moon, when it will have a chance to show what...
...cane-spree, an institution peculiarly Princeton's own, is a thing of the past and the verdant freshman now rejoiceth much. Special regulations were adopted this year to the effect that no foot-ball men should be allowed to spree. The freshmen, by superior coaching, took the first two canes, the light-weight and the middle-weight. The struggle for the heavy-weight cane was a stubborn contest; after working hard for one hour and forty minutes, neither man was able to wrest it from his opponent and the cane was divided, the freshmen thus getting 2 1-2 canes...
...annual cane spree at Princeton between the sophomores and freshmen, the freshmen were signally successful. The freshmen won the cane in the feather-weight and light wrestling, while in the heavy-weight wrestling, lasting an hour and thirty-six minutes, as neither contestant was able to get possession of the cane, it was divided by mutual consent...
...cane spree" is an institution peculiar to Princeton, and a description of it may interest our readers. It is in no sense a cane rush, and must not be confused with the disgraceful struggles which occur at some colleges between the sophomore and freshman classes en masse. It is merely a species of wrestling by representatives of the two classes for the possession of three canes. A heavy weight, middle weight, and light weight champion is selected from each class. At the appointed time, a great crowd collects in a ring on the campus, and then the heavy, middle...