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...equipping the room falls upon the club; this expense is estimated at a little over two hundred dollars. It will be partially met by the rental of the lockers with which the room will be fitted; sixteen of these lockers have already been put in. The sink is thirteen feet long with wash boxes at each end. The activity displayed by the club so far is commendable. The organization will doubtless be of great benefit to all men interested in photography...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Camera Club, | 4/18/1889 | See Source »

...appearance last Tuesday evening on the occasion of the club entertaining Mr. Prentiss Cummings, of the Boston Chess Club. An invitation had been extended to all chess players in the University to be present and unite with the members in trying their strength in simultaneous games against Mr. Cummings. Thirteen men took tables, and shortly after half past seven, play began and continued until nearly midnight. The tables were arranged in two parallel rows, while Mr. Cummings walked up and down between them, making his moves at first with little or no hesitation, but, as the evening wore on, taking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meeting of the Chess and Whist Club. | 3/28/1889 | See Source »

...first round of feather-weight sparing was between F. L. Dabney, '91, and H. S. McPherson, '91. Dabney had a decided advantage in weight, but he seemed afraid of his opponent. Both men showed a great tendency to close in, so that in the first round there were thirteen clinches and only about three fair blows. McPherson struck hard, and drew blood early in the third round. The advantage was so clearly on his side that it was not considered necessary to finish the bout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Second Winter Meeting. | 3/25/1889 | See Source »

There are thirteen candidates for the Columbia University Crew. Most of the candidates rowed in last year's freshman boat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 3/9/1889 | See Source »

...varsity and freshman crew men have been hard at work since the close of the Christmas vacation. There are thirteen promising candidates for the 'varsity crew. Harris, Richards, and Warren, who sat in the '87 'varsity boat, are in the law school, but will not row this year. Most of the candidates have been members of freshman crews which have been successful against our own freshman crews in recent years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletes at Columbia. | 2/28/1889 | See Source »

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