Word: tug-of-war
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...aroused largely by personal and class feeling. Neither of these elements will be lost, but a third more powerful one will be added, that of loyalty to the University. Yale and Tech. have many good indoor athletes who will enter, and undoubtedly in many events, especially in the tug-of-war, the contests will be close...
...attendance at the gymnasium contests at Yale Tuesday evening was remarkably large. The tug-of-war between the Yale and Second Regiment teams was unusually exciting. At the end of one minute the mark was even; at two, the Second Regiment had the rope by half an inch; at three, by three-quarters; at four, by one-quarter; the Yale team then made a strong brace, and when time was called, the mark was even. The Yale team was made up as follows: 1, Crall; 2, Veeder; 3, Lowe; anchor, Hanson...
...candidates for the sophomore tug-of-war team have now settled down to hard work, and will continue in training until after the winter meeting. Higgins will fill his old position as anchor, McClellan will undoubtedly pull number three, and Captain DeNormandie will be in his old place at number one. This leaves only number two to be filled by a new man, and for this position there are three candidates-A. B. Nichols, J. F. Bass, and M. Nelson, jr.- any one of whom would be a good man. The team, however made up, is a very strong...
...freshman tug-of-war team will pull with the Tech freshman team at the M. I. T. games next Saturday...
...past week, and intend to allow about an hour every day up to the time of the winter meetings for pulling on the rope and exercising with the chest-weights. Though '89 in former years has been unsuccessful in her attempts to win the laurel for the tug-of-war contests, she will not lose it this year without a more severe effort than ever before...