Word: tournaments
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Five of the six places in the recent foils and duelling swords tournaments, held at the B. A. A., were won by Harvard men, it was announced last night. These tournaments constitute the New England trials for the National fencing title, and the six men who qualified have the right to enter the National tournament, which will begin in New York on May 2. From the results of the latter tourney the Olympic team will in all probability be chosen...
...foils, first place went to John Watson a former, now representing the Fencer: Club. Captain E. H. Lane '24, of the University team, placed second, losing to Watson by the margin of one bout. Burke Boyce '22, former University captain, who placed third in the national tournament last year was third in the trials...
...Cuban Capablanca wrested the world's chess championship from Dr. Emanuel Lasker, German. But in the international chess masters' tournament which began in Manhattan on March 16 and was completed last week, Dr. Lasker triumphed?in the grand manner...
...tense silence of the tournament room was broken only once during the long months struggle, and that was in the second to last round when victory was cinched by Veteran Masker. Players looked up from their boards, spectators jostled the victor, shouting and clapping...
...said Mr. Geer, "largely because some of the leaders failed to appreciate the function of athletics in the school. These men were willing to subordinate the health of pupils to the winning of post-season championshops after the winning of a rational kind of championship in connection with a tournament of games for an athletically related group of schools. I'm in this fight to the end and have planned a campaign which will bring this project before a great many of the educational institutions in the country...