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...Wisconsin State oratorical contest was won by J. H. Kimball, of Beloit...
...third Winter Meeting promises to be by all odds the most interesting of all. Mr. Robert Stoll of the New York Athletic Club, champion of America on the flying rings, has been invited to contest and has accepted. There will also be a fencing bout between skilled fencers. As some of the best men in college have not yet handed in their names, the entries will be left open until today at seven o'clock. This applies particularly to the flying rings, club swinging, and fence vault...
...next event was an exhibition on the parallel bars. The entries were R. Macallister '93 and E. E. Clarke '94. Each man had three trials and the muscular development and cleverness which both men evinced was remarkable. Indeed the contest was so close that it had to be decided by lot at which Clark...
Following on this event were the broad sword contests. The entries were R. B. Merriman '96; J. C. Hancock '95, H. F. Gillette '96, and C. N Barney M. S. The bouts were for 10 points and all cuts above the waist, as well as thrusts, were made to count. Hancock and Merriman were the first men matched. Merriman was the cleverer and won, 10 to 6. In the Gillette Barney bout the contest was closer, Barney winning. In the finals Merriman won from Barney...
...potato race was a very close contest. There were six entries: C. B. Earle '94, E. H. Clark '96, G. L. Collins '96, A. L. Jackson '95, F. H. Bartlett '96. In the first heat Earle won with Clark second; in the second heat Jackson won with Bartlett second. These four men were the contestants in the final heat which was won amid a good deal of excitement by Jackson in 49 seconds. Clark secured second prize...