Word: tugged
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...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...
...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...
...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...
...Hall, Boston. The last games of this club at the New England Fair Building four years ago aroused great interest and were attended by large numbers of prominent people, both ladies and gentlemen. Entries have been received from Harvard, Yale and Technology. Harvard has almost decided to send a tug-of-war team, and Technology will do so if Pierce can be persuaded to anchor. The sparring contests will be spirited and interesting. The weights are not the same as those used in the national contests, but the weights used by Harvard and Technology have been adopted as the standard...
Yale will enter three tug-of-war teams at the Nautilus Boat Club sports tomorrow...