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...first bout of the Heavy-Weight Sparring came next, in which Mr. R. Bacon, '80, and H. Burr, L.S., appeared, and an excellent display of scientific sparring was looked for; but owing to the indisposition of Mr. Burr, the bout, after the first few passes, proved an easy victory for Mr. Bacon. Mr. Burr has been suffering from the effects of a recent severe illness, and rather overestimated his strength, so that he was unable to finish the bout. The style of both men was excellent, and had Mr. Burr only been himself, it would have been a most interesting...
...following men are training for the Law School crew: Peabody (Captain), Hooper, Boutelle, Cole, Danforth, Davis, Lawrence, Sneathen, Hoar, Marvel, Matthews, Brown, and Burr...
...middle-weight sparring there were six men entered, five of whom answered to their names, Messrs. R. Guiteras, '82 (155 1/2 lbs.); C. Brigham, '80 (153 1/2 lbs.); E. D. Hawkins, '81 (154 lbs.); W. A. Gaston, '80 (147 lbs.); I. T. Burr, '79 (157 lbs.); S. Hoar, '82, withdrawn...
...last, and most interesting feature of the day, if we judge by the excitement and applause it produced, was the bout between Messrs. Burr and Guiteras. The first round of this event proved to be by far the best display of skill given during the afternoon, and at almost every blow Mr. Burr succeeded in getting the better of his antagonist. But during the second round both men grew rather excited, and then science gave way to frequent locks and heavy battering, in which Mr. Guiteras, apparently the cooler of the two, got in a succession of powerful upper-cuts...
...following men are now trying for the '79 class crew: Aldrich, Brewster, Burr, Cobb, Cowdin, Houston, Ives, Keyes, Meyer, Preston (Captain), Taussig, Thomas, and Trimble...