Word: won
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...intercollegiate chess tournament during the coming holidays will be held at New York, at the Columbia Grammar School, 51st street. Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia will be represented. In 1894 Yale tied Princeton for second place. Columbia and Harvard have each won the tournament twice. This year the Columbia players are receiving the best possible coaching but Harvard is said to have a fair chance...
PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 18.- Tonight, for the fourth consecutive time, Harvard won from Princeton in their annual debate. The question was: "Resolved, That, assuming the adoption of adequate constitutional amendments, the United States should institute a system of responsible cabinet government." Princeton supported the affirmative and Harvard the negative...
...debaters deserve unlimited praise and may be sure they have the heartiest thanks of the University. They have worked untiringly and with the best of judgment ever since they were chosen and last night represented Harvard most creditably. The reports from Princeton say that they spoke remarkably well and won a most honorable victory from older and more experienced debaters. Again we congratulate and thank them...
Charles Grilk '98, of Davenport, Iowa, will make the final speech for Harvard. He prepared for college at Andover. While there he spoke on the Means and Draper prize contests and won first Prize at the Philo exhibition debate. In his Freshman year at College he was elected an editor of the CRIMSON, and was also president of the Freshman Debating Club and spoke in the first Harvard-Yale Freshman debate. Last year he was alternate on the 'Varsity debate with Yale...
...Columbia, Pa., will open the debate for Princeton. He prepared for Princeton at Mercersburg (Pa.) College, where he was valedictorian of his class. In his freshman year at college he took first prize in the Whig Hall competitive debate and stood at the head of his class. He won his sophomore class debate in Whig Hall. This year he will represent his class at the '76 prize debate on Washington's Birthday...