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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Campbell and Wright of Columbia won the final doubles yesterday in the intercollegiate tennis tournament at New Haven, by defeating Huntington Brothers of Yale, 3 sets...
...wish to call the attention of the base ball management to the fact that last year's junior team which won the championship in the class series, has failed to receive cups or any recognition of its efforts whatever. It this oversight is the result of lack of funds on the part of the base ball management, we have nothing more to say, but if it proceeds from pure thoughtlessness, it is obvious that the error should be corrected at once. The junior team of last year made a most creditable showing, wining every game it played. Its efforts should...
...academy. The Harvard eleven had never played together before, and showed an entire absence of team work, although individual work was at times good. Exeter was crippled by the absence of Heffelfinger, who broke his hand in the last Harvard game, and of Squires, the regular centre rush. Exeter won the toss, and took upper side. Crane started off, and in three rushes gained five yards. Johnson kicked but the backs were in the way; another kick forced a touch back. After third down, during which time Exeter fumbled badly, but tackeld well, Johnson's punt forced another touch back...
...time was 48 seconds and a fraction. On August 19, at Asbury Park, Dohm took second plac in a hundred yards dash; and at Philadelphia he finished third in a halfmile open handicap. In the games for the eastern championship, held at Traver's Island, Sept. 14th, Dohm won the quarter in 51 2-5 seconds on a very heavy track. In the fall games of the M. A. C., he entered in the half-mile run, and when 150 yards from the finish he spurted, passing thirty-eight men and finishing second...
...annual race between Harvard and Yale rowed at New London on June 28 was won by Yale. Harvard had the east course. Contrary to the usual custom, the race was rowed up the river and in the afternoon. The water was so rough in the morning that the referee deemed it best that it should be postponed. The race was witnessed both from numerous yachts and from the land by a large number of people, The word was given at seven o'clock and for the first minute neither boat had the advantage. During the third minute each crew...