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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...next event was the first bout in fencing between S. Dexter 2d, '90, and H. R. Allen, Jr., '92. Dexter showed the most skill and won five points to Allen's three. J. M. Morton, Jr., '91, easily defeated J. T. Lincoln, '92, in the second bout, five points...
Meanwhile, J. P. Lee, '91, and R. G. Leavitt, '89, appeared for an exhibition high jump. Leavitt dropped out at 5 feet, 5 inches, and Lee won, clearing 5 feet, 5 3 8 inches. This event will be open to all colleges at the next meeting...
...Allen, '92, and J. D. Gorham, '90, performed on the horizontal bar. Lee excelled in grace and won the event, though Allen, also, gave a highly creditable exhibition...
...final bout in fencing, which followed, was an interesting and scientific contest. It was close throughout but was finally won by Dexter, who had once disarmed his opponent...
...meeting was brought to a close by the final tug-of-war between '89 and '91, for the class championship. '89 won an inch on the drop, and continually increased their advantage without many heaves, so that before three minutes they had two inches, at four and a half minutes three inches, and when time was called five inches. Higgins, anchor of '91, did not get his legs fairly straightened out during the tug and would probably have lost a foot or more of rope in another minute...