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...TUG OF WAR. (On Cleats.)Five minutes limit.'85. 1. R. F. Simes; 2. R. S. Gorham; 3. R. W. Boyden; (Anchor) C. F. Gilman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENTRIES FOR THE THIRD WINTER MEETING OF THE H. A. A. | 3/29/1884 | See Source »

...tug-of-war teams are requested to be at the gymnasium between 10 and 12 o'clock Saturday morning, to be weighed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: H. A. A. | 3/28/1884 | See Source »

...professional athlete stated Saturday evening that unless both "anchors" touch the floor at the "drop" a tug-of-war contest has to be pulled over again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND ROMOR. | 3/24/1884 | See Source »

...excellent order maintained during the tug-of-war contest course much praise...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND ROMOR. | 3/24/1884 | See Source »

...TUG-OF-WAR, '84 VS. '85.The usual delay in starting was repeated, but the audience remained seated in a commendable manner. The first attempt at a drop was a failure. It is claimed that the '85 team were not in position when Dr. Sargent, the referee, gave the word, and therefore was totally unprepared. After some discussion the doctor decided that the pull should be tried over again, giving, as a reason, that Baker of the '84 team was already down before he said the word heave. When the drop came, '85 had the advantage by an inch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SECOND WINTER MEETING OF THE H. A. A. | 3/24/1884 | See Source »

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