Word: fells
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...interest revived and a very successful meeting was held, consisting of much the same events as made up the meeting in '73. In '77 and '78, the meetings again fell through, but in '79 the most successful meeting up to that time, was held. The events of that meeting consisted of horizontal bars, vaulting, high kick, tumbling, running high jump, sparring, Indian clubs and wrestling...
...weight sparring was contested by F. R. Peters, B. A. A., and F. Cabot, H. A. A. Peters got in more blows in the first round but Cabot forced the fighting. In the second round, Peters slipped as he was getting away from one of Cabot's rushes and fell heavily to the floor. Cabot was fresher for the third round but Peters landed some good clean hits on his face and neck. After some discussion the bout was given to Cabot...
...Castaldi. It was followed by the middle-weight boxing, for which there were only two entries: Mr. F. G. Curtis, Harvard, '90, and Mr. Clarke from the B. Y. C. A. The first round opened with cautious sparring. Curtis landed his left on Clarke's face. Clarke led, but fell short; Curtis landed again, and the round closed slightly in his favor. In the second round Clarke succeeded in getting in his left, evening things up a little. The round closed with a clean hit for Curtis. The third round was decidedly hotter than the preceding ones. Curtis continued...
...boat is to be furnished with the most improved appliances, and when finished will cost about $400. It is a noticeable fact in the history of Yale-Harvard races in eight-oared shells that since their inception every race has been won in a paper boat, whether the victory fell to Harvard or Yale, although cedar boats have been thoroughly tried.- Yale News...
...freshman class in that year was 69; that of the freshman crew and nine, 61; of the lacrosse team, 67. The class of '86 had an average of 76. The average of the seniors in the university nine, and in the lacrosse and Mott Haven teams was 74. None fell below 60 and five had Commencement parts. There was no university football team in 1885-86, and no seniors in the crew...