Word: winner
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Captain Allen, of the Yale crew, said last Friday that Yale would not consent to the proposition that the winner of the Harvard Yale race row the winner of a four cornered race between Cornell, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania and Bowdoin. Captain Herrick has already made a statement to the same effect for Harvard. Captain Allen also said he did not think that Yale wished to spare the time even to arrange a race with the Atlantas, concerning which so much has been published...
...definitely decided that the Yale 'varsity crew will not row the winner of the Cambridge-Oxford race this spring. Until recently there was a strong probability of an international race taking place, but as Cambridge and Oxford have both signified their unwillingness to keep in training until after June the whole matter had to be given up. The only other way in which a race could be brought about would be that the Yale crew would keep in training all summer after the Yale Harvard race, and then go to England in the following winter, a couple of months previous...
...place. The Boston aldermen refused to grant a license for sparring and wrestling, although a petition was sent to them as soon as it was learned that there might be any difficulty in procuring a license. Among the Harvard men entered for the games, Fearing was considered a sure winner of the high jump, Shea of putting the shot, and Shead of the fence jumping. A good many men were deterred from entering the Yale games by the prospect of competing at Technology, and the refusal of the aldermen to grant a license to hold the games was particularly unfortunate...
...these incessant bickerings about games. I am sure that every man in Yale and Harvard wants to see fair play in every game. Why not trust to their sense of honor and let each organization arrange its contests as it wants them? Let the beaten party challenge the winner by a confidential letter, and if there is any dispute let it be private...
...race when the positions were announced, I was a little surprised that Mr. Bardeen had not a place, as I did not remember having passed, and did not think Mr. Keating, the winner, had passed him twice; I took it for granted, however, that I had passed him without noticing the fact. After talking the matter over with some of the competitors, including Mr. Bardeen, I became convinced that he had won the race. I mentioned the matter to some of the officials, but was told that I was mistaken. At the request of Mr. Bardeen I refrained from making...