Word: winner
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Shearman, Yale '89, who has been taking a post graduate course at Yale, has recently left college. For the past four years Shearman has been a prize winner at the intercollegiate games and this year Yale expected him to win the pole vault and the broad jump. With Sherrill in the dashes and Elcock in the hammer and shot contests, Yale was thought to have a good chance for five firsts. Now, however, the prospect is not so bright, as Carey of Princeton will prove a formidable opponent in the dashes, and as Janeway of Princeton has recently beaten Elcock...
...Shearman, Yale, '89, who has been taking a post graduate course has left college. His loss will seriously impair Yale's chances for the Mott Haven cup this year. For the last four years he has been a prize winner, and was expected to win the pole vault and broad jump this year...
...Heavy weight wrestling: first bout-J. H. Alward, H. A. A., W. H. Shea, H. A. A. Light weight sparring-A. P. Hunt, B. A. A., and instructor. Heavy-weight sparring-D. W. Shea, B. A. A. Heavy-weight wrestling: final bout-A. H. Howard, B. A. A. and winner of first bout. Fencing: first bout-Samuel Gould, B. A. A., Curtis Guild, jr., B. A. A. Feather-weight sparring-H. S. McPherson, H. A. A. Special (125 1b.) class sparring-J. L. Dodge, H. A. A., H. S. McPherson, H. A. A. Fencing, second bout (bye)-A. H. Howard...
...contest for the chess championship of the college between S. W. Sturgis, winner of last year's tournament, and F. W. Nicolls, winner of the tournament this year, has been characterized by remarkable evenness of play. Each has won a game. More than seventy moves were required to decide each of these games. The final game will be played next Wednesday evening...
...could appreciate the pleasure of sculling, they would go into the "Harvard Cup" races with enthusiasm. There is a fine silver challenge cup which the winner holds for one year, besides a handsome plated cup to keep forever. On the challenge cup the winner has his name engraved and thus passes down the fame of his prowess to the future...