Word: contested
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...still larger premium. The first competition was on the subject of immigration to the United States, and the prize was won by Richard Lang of Baltimore. Progessor Dly is holding the $100 contributed by Mrs. Amelia Rives Chanler for the best essay on the subject of "Child Labor." This contest will close soon...
Only three days remain in which the freshmen may prepare for their contest at Yale; at the end of that time it must be decided whether the freshman championship shall remain here or shall go to Yale. Of course there is but one wish throughout the university that our eleven shall win. The freshman football teams of the past three years have established a precedent which must not be broken. At the same time our team must work if they would succeed. The fact that very little has been heard of Yale's freshman team this year is no criterion...
...definitely decided who were to be the winners. Harvard played a beautiful up hill game during the second half, and while the outcome was a great disappointment the whole college feels that the eleven played a game to be proud of. At no point in the contest did the men weaken and they kept up heart till time was called. The Harvard supporters cheered enthusiastically and let no opportunity go by for encouraging their players. The teams could hardly have been more evenly matched and the closeness of the score which indicates that only one scoring point was made...
...interest of all Harvard men centers at Springfield today. The eleven may enter the contest with the assurance of the confidence and hearty support of the whole university...
According to this article athletic contests are fast losing their Interest, as people wish to see a regular amateur exhibition and failing this. would prefer to witness a contest between avowed professionals, who make athletics a business and far exceed the efforts of their collegiate quasi-brethren...