Word: contests
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Dates: during 1890-1890
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...minute, 16 seconds, the men all bunched; in the third quarter Strong, '92, was well in the lead and flnished the mlle in 5 minutes, 13.5 seconds. Chamberlain won second place from Locke. Putting the shot was won by Ford, '91, 28 feet 6 inches. After a very close contest Newell, '90, won second place from Squire, tieing Ford's best put. Ellis, '90, ran the 220 yards dash in 25 seconds. The struggle for second place was close and exciting, but at the finish Sayre,'93, was slightly in the lead of Reed and Gates. Endicott, '90, was first...
...view of the games at New York Saturday the publication of the intercollegiate records will be of interest. This list is not by any means a list of the best records made by college men, but merely the best records made in an intercollegiate contest, which has received the approval of the I. C. A. A. A. A. The list is as follows...
...first postponement may be excused by the fact that some who expected to paddle on that day had to row in the class crews against the 'varsity, But Monday was a good enough day for anybody who had the least interest in the sport, and the failure of the contestants to appear shows a lack of spirit. If a man has no interest in canoeing he cannot be blamed, but if he has interest enough to enter for a race he ought to contest. This lack of interest is the more uncalled for because in the Weld boat house...
...call attention to the fact that no mention has yet been made of any contest for the sculling championship of Harvard. For this race there is a fine silver challenge cup to be held by the winner one year, besides a plated cup presented by the H. U. B. C. to the winner to keep permanently. On the cahllenge cup the winner may have his name inscribed. Sculling is a very fine sport in itself, and once started would no doubt become popular. It is a pity that with all the facilities at the Weld boat house there should...
...much spirit that the crowd could not help feeling it. If Harvard men are going to admit themselves beaten before the issue has been clearly decided we shall never win. If the old spirit of working hard until the last moment, of cheering until the end of the contest, and of never losing heart can be regained, Harvard will begin to win again...