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...tug-of-war team did not pull at the Tech. games on Saturday, as it was refused entry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 3/1/1886 | See Source »

...tug-of-war between Tech. '89, and Harvard, '88, was a dismal surprise to the Harvard men present. Tech. got the drop by two inches, and gained another inch on one of Ewald's first attempts to heave, '88 did not regain any of this lost ground notwithstanding her phenomenal rope team, and Tech. had 3 inches at the end of the five minutes. The result is due to the extreme pluck of the Tech. men and the slowness and inexperience of the '88 anchor. The Harvard team was as follows: Ewald, Chase, Purdon and Pease...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Technology Winter Meeting. | 3/1/1886 | See Source »

...tug-of-war team consists at present of Borland, anchor, Adams, Churchill and Pudor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/27/1886 | See Source »

Gibson, Carpenter, and Ewald are trying for the position of anchor on the '88 tug-of-war team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/27/1886 | See Source »

BENJAMIN CARPENTER, Secretary.TUG-OF-WAR. - Last year after the last tug-of-war at the winter meetings, the belt belonging to the '88 team was stolen from the gymnasium, presumably for a trophy. If the person who took it will return it to the gymnasium immediately, he will make a partial amend for his action. The belt is needed badly and if anyone in college has it, it should be returned at once...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notices. | 2/27/1886 | See Source »

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