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...voted to strike the running and standing broad jump and the tug of war from the list of events, and the following officers were elected...
...Tug-of-War contest: Gloucester A. C., vs. Acorn A. A., of Brooklyn...
...mile run, running high jump, five mile run, running broad jump, throwing 16-pound hammer, throwing 56-pound weight for distance, putting 16-pound shot, 120 yard hurdle race, ten flights, three feet six inches high; 220 yard hurdle race, ten flights, two feet six inches high: individual tug-of-war, unlimited weight...
...class races. Most of the orders with Ninety-five second were considered worthless and few had the confidence to name Ninety-four a winner. The favorite crew was, by all means, Ninety-three, though the seniors were for the most part loyal to their colors. The freshmen in their tug cheered lustily for their crew, which responded nobly to the encouragement...
...recall the shells, if necessary, the referee's tug will stop and the second barrel of the gun will be fired, but there can be no signal after ten strokes have been rowed...