Word: winner
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...question of an international college boat race at the World's Fair has caused considerable comment from the press of the country, which with hardly an exception favors the admission of Cornell some way or other into the contest. It is stated that the winner of the Oxford Cambridge race would be unwilling to row the winner of the Harvard-Yale race, for by so doing the championship of the world would still remain unsettled, if Cornell chose to dispute the claim and insist upon rowing the English crew herself...
There are three ways in which the question can be settled. The winners of the Harvard-Yale and Oxford-Cambridge races could race together merely to test the relative abilities of those four colleges. This would probably be popularly known as a contest for the world's championship though such a claim would be manifestly unjust to Cornell if allowed. But if the proposed contest should come off at all it is far more likely that the English Crew, the Cornell crew and the winner of the Harvard-Yale contest will row in a triangular race. A third...
...round championship competitions was held on Tuesday evening. The pole vault and standing high jump were the only events competed for, and were both won by W. B. Hyler. The number of points he has made does not however reach that of Shead, who becomes the winner of the series and the recipient of a handsome shield...
...winner in the Yale - Harvard boat race next summer refuses to row Cornell, Cornell will claim the championship of America and endeaver to arrange an international match with the winner of the Oxford - Cambridge race." Cornell Daily...
...particularly favor it, thinking it not of sufficient popular interest. Yale appeared unwilling to change the subject, but said they would consider it later, and inform the Harvard union by Thursday. They also did not favor the proposal to have judges at the debate, who might decide upon the winner though Harvard thought such an arrangement would excite greater interest in the debate...