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Another round was to have been fought between C. O. Lander '86, and H. W. Tweddle, S. S. As the former did not appear, Tweddle gained a bye until the final round...
FENCING-FINAL ROUND.This was contested by Mumford, '85, who had defeated Morris, and Tweddle who had enjoyed a bye. Mumford got the first point and managed to score still more before Tweddle gained a point. Tweddle gradually crept up, but the fencing was wild and the parrying poor. Tweddle's guard was so low that Mumford easily won the bout, but with much less fine fencing than the first round. As there were no other contestants, Mumford was declared the winner...
FINAL BOUT OF THE MIDDLE-WEIGHT SPARRING.The final bout of the middleweight sparring brought out the winner of the first bout, Mr. Woodbury, and Mr. J. J. Colony who had drawn a bye. The first round was pretty evenly contested, neither man gaining any decided advantage. Woodbury seemed somewhat tired from his former bout, but did most of the leading and kept Colony on the defence most of the time. The latter, however, proved himself the better in close fighting. The second round was hotly contested, Woodbury tried several times to hit Colony a round-arm blow, but almost every...
...back to the floor. Another lock hold was given them by the referee, and this time Coolidge broke Hughes hold and was awarded the bout and the heat. In the end the cup was awarded to Mr. Coolidge, as Mr. Simes, '85, who had drawn a bye, was a little over weight, and so was unable to contest. This was a disappointment to many, as they expected to see a warm bout between him and Mr. Coolidge...
MIDDLE-WEIGHT WRESTLING.The next contest in order was the middleweight sparring. Colony, '85, drew the bye, and left Smith, '86, and Woodbury, '86, to contest. The men were evenly matched, Woodbury seeming somewhat the larger of the two. The first round was well contested. The fighting was begun by Woodbury, who did most of the leading. After some preliminary sparring, the men got hard at work. Smith showed some good countering, but Woodbury, quick as a cat, hit him heavily several times. The round ended in favor of Woodbury...