Word: war
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...indoor meeting of the Technology athletic club will be held at the gymnasium on Exeter street on Saturday. December 22. The following events will be contested: Running and standing high jumps, fence vault, running high kick, putting the shot, tug-of-war, (600 pounds), and feather, light and middle weight sparring...
...second evening will include a thorough elucidation of the momentous Eastern Question, with the latest complications threatening the peace of Europe, followed by a vivid delineation of the great battles of the Crimean War of 1854-5, the whole illustrated by large colored maps painted expressly for this series...
Columbia's tug-of-war team has been practicing three times a week since college opened...
...wish to urge upon the athletic association the need of taking immediate steps for holding weekly contests in jumping, pole vaulting, and the tug-of-war in the gymnasium during the next term. As out-door exercise is practically out of the question during the winter months, the gymnasium should be used by the candidates for the Mott Haven team to the best advantage. The special contests to which we refer were held Thursday evenings last year, and contributed in no small degree to the success of the Mott Haven team last spring. Prizes should be offered...
...member of last year's graduating class. It is on Harvard University and presents all the leading features of our yearly athletic events. The author gives a detailed account of the organization and subsequent work of the athletic association, and adds a picture of '88's famous tug-of-war team in the act of "dropping." The history of our base ball association, with the group of last year's nine, is added. The article is to be continued in the next number of the Outing...