Word: war
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fighting, but his advances were well met and again the judges had to announce a draw. The final light-weight wrestling went to Cabot, who won the only fall in the second bout; Paine did not appear for the third. The floor was now cleared for the tug-of-war. The sophomores, with the following team, had the north end of the building: A. Amory, (anchor), L. A. Piper, E. S. Jones and R. Jones, while '91 was represented by J. J. Higgins, (anchor), W. A. McClellan, 3; J. White, 2; and P. Y. DeNormandie, 1. The pull...
Here follow the final bouts, light-weight wrestling, middle-weight sparring and middle-weight wrestling, ending with the tug-of-war between '90 and '91. Ninety team: Amory (anchor), L. A. Piper, E. S. Jones and R. Jones; '91 team: J. J. Higgins (anchor), and three of the four following men: W. H. McLellan, J. White, A. B. Nichols and P. Y. DeNormandie...
...Green, '89, is no longer a candidate for the '89 tug-of-war team, having cut his hand in the laboratory...
According to the new Intercollegiate Association rules, the three front tug-of-war cleats are to be four inches high, while the anchor's cleat is to be five inches high. This makes it much easier for the anchor...
...affirmative by W. Coulson, S. S. He briefly sketched the relations of Canada with England while a colony, under the old system of navigation laws. Then only was Canada a source of prosperity to the mother country; now the dominion has become a heavy burden. Annexation did not mean war by any means, for England would not feel sorry to part with the drain upon her resources. The practical business men in Canada were all in favor of annexation; the sentimentalists alone opposed it. The resources of Canada are great, but as yet undeveloped; the amalgamation of its population...