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...Tug-of-war.- '86 vs. 88. Eighty-six, Dewey (anchor); Cabot, Churchill Adams. Eighty-eight, Balch (anchor); Purdon, Chase, Pease...
...said that the '88 tug-of-war team recently pulled three inches from a team anchored by Carey, the amateur champion anchor of New England...
...been suggested that some method be found of holding the tug-of-war rope down without the necessity of one or even two men standing on it. Also if some machine could be made so as to prevent one team from pulling the ribbon on their side before the start, it would ensure a fair drop for both sides. The invention of such a machine ought not to be a difficult task, and it would facilitate matters greatly at the winter meetings...
...accommodations were fully tested by the large audience. The reserved seats were crowded with ladies and their escorts, and every foot of standing room was occupied by students. The arrangements of the stewards of the association were very satisfactory. The meeting passed off without the slightest disturbance, even the tug-of-war being pulled without the customary crowding and confusion attendant upon this event. The only point in which the meeting could have been improved was in the matter of heating the gymnasium, for the temperature of the building was so low that the many ladies present must have experienced...
TUG-OF-WAR.The final event of the meeting was the tug-of-war between eighty-six and eighty-five. For this event the floor was, for a wonder, kept entirely clear, so that the spectators experienced no difficulty in watching the progress of the contest. The signal cord was operated by Mr. Sexton, '84, and the word was given by Mr. Morison, '83. Some time was consumed in getting a fair start, but when the word was finally given both teams came down with an even drop. By repeated heaves the ribbon was brought over to the '86 side...