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Cowling, the half-back of the freshman eleven is trying for the position of anchor on the '87 tug-of-war team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 2/9/1884 | See Source »

Saturday, March 15. Heavy-weight sparring, middle weight sparring, heavy weight wrestling, middle-weight wrestling, light-weight wrestling, feather-weight wrestling, parallel bars, putting the shot; tug-of-war...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE WINTER MEETINGS. | 2/9/1884 | See Source »

Twelve freshmen are now working for positions on the '87 tug-of-war team, under Captain Cochrane...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 2/7/1884 | See Source »

...contested at the Cornell winter athletic games: Standing high jump, running high jump, single vaulting, double vaulting, high kicking, boxing-heavy and light weights, wrestling-heavy and light weights, fencing, slow race-bicycles, fancy riding-bicycles, parallel bars, horizontal bars, rings, Indian clubs, potato race, mile walk, tug-of-war, climbing rope...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 2/2/1884 | See Source »

...remaining games; the mile walk was won by Murray, the champion, who showed wonderful ability; Phillips won the high kick, 8 feet 8 1-2 inches; N. Ethier took the light-weight sparring, and the Lynn Association team the tug-of-war for 525 lbs. teams. The Law School tug-of-war team, 600 lbs., found no antagonists and so withdrew before the games came off. Besides the regular contests, Myersran an exhibition heat of three laps...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE UNION GAMES. | 1/31/1884 | See Source »

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