Word: abolishes
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...present time it would be inadvisable to request the intercollegiate association to abolish tug-of-war. At Columbia they regard it with nearly, if not quite, as much interest as we do football. They have two of last year's team, and available material fully capable of filling the vacancies. They have already had a series of class pulls. Princeton has practically the same team. It is scarcely probably that either of these will consent to abolish an event the chances of winning which are so greatly in their favor. Then, Yale intends to enter a team at Mott Haven...
...question as to its continuance as an intercollegiate sport Las been brought up more than once. Several years ago the sport was very popular, but as its really dangerous character became recognized, it lost, to a great degree, its place among athletics. I, myself, think that the colleges should abolish the sport without doubt. In an experience of several years I have found it almost invariably the case that at some time in his career every tug-of-war man receives some injury, be it serious or otherwise, from the so called sport. For this reason I believe that...