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Further, a contest that within the last few years has had a place in the programme of most athletic meetings is even more directly one in which the ancients took part. The "tug-of-war" is quite a modern institution, but is very nearly the same as a Grecian trial of strength, which appears to have been arranged in two ways, in one of which the only difference between it and the present "tug-of-war" is that fewer persons took part in it, and that they stood up instead of partly sitting as they do now. In the other...
...been the most remarkable for the numerous "records" which have been cut. Week after week some fresh achievement has been accomplished, and there is scarcely a single branch of athletics in which one or more have not been registered. This has been so in every description of contest, and has caused astonishment to the older generation of athletes, who have seen the performances, which they have been in the habit of thinking approached the marvellous, exceeded again and again...
Lange, who will contest the mile walk for Columbia in the Mott Haven games this spring, has a record of 6 minutes 45 1-5 seconds, which is more than 15 seconds less than the inter-collegiate record...
SPRING-BOARD LEAPING.R. T. Osgood, '87; L. Frothingham, V. S.; B. C. Stevenson, '90, and A. T. Dudley, '87, were entered in this event. Osgood and Stevenson did some pretty good leaping and the contest between them was quite interesting. The result was a tie; both Osgood and Stevenson cleared 8 feet 10 1-2 inches. This is the first time that this event has been on the list of events...
TUG-OF-WAR.Much interest had been manifested in the result of the tug-of-war contest which was to decide whether '88 would be able to withstand the efforts of the freshman team, which came to them fresh from its victory over the sophomore and various local teams. Hearty applause was given to the contestants as they appeared on the floor of the gymnasium. '88 had the south end. Word was given without much delay. The hearts of the freshmen were gleeful when the ball went down, showing that '90 had the drop by a little over two inches. In about half...