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...gymnasium contest at Yale took place on Friday evening of last week. The events were all closely contested and Shearman, '80, again broke the record in the running high jump with a jump of 5 feet 8 inches Hunt, L. S., put the shot 35 feet 8 inches. The tug-of-war contest was between '90, and '91, '90 winning by a pull of 14 inches. Ninety still leads in the number of points. The contests will be continued through the month of March...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gymnasium Contest at Yale. | 2/29/1888 | See Source »

...tug-of-war team, consisting of E. Jones, (captain), R. Jones, Piper and Armory, intended to have gone into the Union sports last evening and had already entered, but Dr. Sargent, in the name of the H. A. A., forbade them to go for fear that the public would think they represented the University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/28/1888 | See Source »

...first event was the tug-of-war between the Yale and Cambridge teams; won by Cambridge by one inch. The Unas pulled the M. I. T. team by one inch. The final tug-of-war between the Una and Cambridge teams resulted in a tie, but Cambridge refusing to pull again, the prize was given to the Unas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Union Athletic club Meeting. | 2/28/1888 | See Source »

...Nassau tug-of-war team won the championship of America at the games in New York the other evening, pulling the Yale team 6 inches and the Columbias 4 inches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/25/1888 | See Source »

...Regiment, of Conn. The contests will be held at New Haven on the evenings of March 2 and 3. The arrangements have been extensive and the affair will be an undoubted success. A 16 lap track has been made in the armory. Two tug-of war contests, half-mile run, putting the shot, pole-vaulting, high kicking a bayonet race, standing high jump and fencing will comprise the first night's entertainment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletics at New Haven. | 2/22/1888 | See Source »

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