Word: tug-of-war
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...greatest interest is taken by the Tech. students in the result of the contest of class tug-of-war teams in the meeting next Saturday. The teams are said to be very strong, and much sport is expected...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON: -Would it not be a change worth considering, to limit the total weight of opposing teams in foot ball (to, say, 1700 or 1800 pounds), in the same way that the weight of tug-of-war teams is limited? I do not see why the same principle should not apply in both cases. The conditions for all would then be fairer, and scientific training and skilful playing would then be far more important elements of the game than they are at present. Join this to the reforms of the game which will do away with its unfair...
...half hours were played in all, and the game was characterized by, despite its fierceness, a friendly feeling which ought to commend this noble, but much abused game, to the college authorities. When one man had a cramp, both sides formed tug-of-war teams, by holding each other's waists, and would have pulled the poor fellow apart in their endeavors to cure him, had not the injured member recovered just in time to prevent such a catastrophe. fickle fortune again favored the blues toward the end of the game, so that at the finish the score stood...
...Williams College Athletic Club had its fall meeting on Saturday. A large number of events were contested. The freshmen pulled over the sophomores in the tug-of-war...
...Spirit of the Times severely censures the mismanagement by which the tug-of-war teams from Yale and Columbia were allowed to pull against teams already wearied by previous pulls, while they were fresh from their...