Word: winter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...National Whist Association has offered a silver cup to be competed for in an intercollegiate whist tournament this winter. If plans now in progress are matured the tournament will be made an annual feature, and the cup which has been offered will become the permanent possession of the college winning it five times. Invitations to enter the tournament will be sent to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Pennsylvania, Cornell, and Brown. The first tournament will be held in the rooms of the New York Whist Club in March...
...candidates for the Freshman crew were given a short practice on the machines in the University Boat House yesterday afternoon. Little coaching was done, however, as the coaches were engaged in selecting the most promising men for the squad which will work during the winter. For the present the squad will consist of sixty-four men who will report every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for work on the machines and in the tank...
Proposals have been received from New York University and the University of Pennsylvania for dual gymnastic competitions to be held this winter. As the interest in this branch of sport has become very slight, no effort can be made to form an organized team unless enough men come out to ensure competition for the various places. If sufficient interest is shown, however, Mr. Dohs will undertake a systematic course of training with a view to forming a regular team, and will be at the Gymnasium every afternoon from 4 till 6 o'clock to instruct...
...meeting of the Rifle and Pistol Club last night officers were elected for the year and plans for the winter were discussed and outlined. Starting the season with a larger membership than ever before, the club will seek to take a more prominent place among the winter sports than it has formerly held and a great deal of attention will be devoted to the development of the new material...
...chosen for the University squad will be formed into a club, in which instruction can be obtained two or three times a week for a small sum. There will also be fencing at the Gymnasium on Wednesday afternoon throughout the winter, under the direction of experienced men, and the Fencers' Club will probably conduct several novice and open contests in January and February...