Word: tug-of-war
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...March 2; Yale games in the middle of March, and the Harvard games, March 30. Columbia has great hopes of winning the cup this year. The events which they expect to take and the men they are depending upon are the tug-of-war team; H. Mapes, '92, in one if not both hurdles; Banks, '89, in the quarter-mile; V. Mapes, '91, in the broad jump; Vosburgh, '90, and Hornbostel, '90, in the mile run; Strong, '89, in the half-mile run, and McGuire, '89, in the bicycle race...
Watrous, of the Yale Law School, is in training for anchor on the Yale University tug-of-war team...
...distance was 31 ft. 9 3-5 inches. Middle-weight sparring was won by Atwater, '90. Crane and Wheelwright, '90, were the Harvard men entered in the pole-vault. Shirwin, '90, won the event with a jump of 9 ft. 1 in. The '90 team won the tug-of-war...
...first meeting will be held on Saturday, March 16. The events for that day are heavy-weight sparring (over 160 1bs), middle-weight sparring (160 1bs.), light-weight sparring (140 1bs.), tug-of-war ('89 vs. '90, '91 vs. '92), heavy weight wrestling (over 160 1bs.), middle-weight wrestling (160 1bs.), light-weight wrestling (140 1bs.), feather-weight wrestling (125 1bs). At the second meeting, March 23, the events are as follows: Feather-weight sparring (125 1bs.), bantam-weight sparring (115 1bs.), flying rings, horizontal bar, broad-sword, fencing, and final tug-of-war. At the third meeting, March...
Gold medals will be given the winner in each event, and silver medals for second prizes. In the tug-of-war, only first prizes will be given. Entrance fees for all events, except tug-of-war, are fifty cents; for tug-of-war teams, $2.00. All entries must be sent with the fee before March 23d to J. Wendell, Jr., secretary of the H. A. A., 9 Linden street, Cambridge, Mass...