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...tug-of-war between the Law and Medical Schools proved the event of the evening. The teams had been in hard training for over twenty-four hours, and showed up magnificently. The Law School won the drop, the Medical School veering around on the cleats in a most obliging manner. Valiantly the M. D.'s braced to their work, however, and by hard fighting gained back considerable rope, but in vain. The law did not release its grip, but held on bravely to the end. The Victorians team were, Hemenway, '81; Lane, '82; Cook, '82 (capt.); Andrews...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: H. A. A. | 3/27/1883 | See Source »

...Tug-of-War - three minutes limit - Law School - Lane, Hemenway, Cook, Andrews; Medical School - Clark, Swan, Kilburn, Foster...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: H. A. A. | 3/26/1883 | See Source »

...Bachelder withdrew from the contest for the HERALD prize for general excellence, as he wished to spare himself for the double trapeze and tug...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/26/1883 | See Source »

Excluding the tug-of-war the total number of entries for the three winter meetings was 83, divided among the classes as follows: '83, 41; '84, 9; '85, 7; '86, 22; Scientific School, 3; Medical School...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/26/1883 | See Source »

...weights of the tug-of-war teams were as follows: '83 - Lilienthal, 132 3/8; Fuller, 147 1/2; Bachelder, 148 3/8; Easton, 168 1/4; total, 596 1/2. '86 - Adams, 141 1/2; Allen, 151 1/4; Cabot, 159; Dewey, 142 1/2; total...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/26/1883 | See Source »

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