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...order that they may accustom themselves to each other. Pulls will then be arranged with as strong teams as can be found, and possibly a second 'varsity team will be formed and kept in regular training with the first team. The following men at present compose the team; Grew, number one; Ewald, number two; Anderson, number three; Higgins, anchor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tug-of-War Team. | 5/2/1889 | See Source »

Yesterday afternoon. with some difficulty, enough men were found to form two teams for tug-of-war practice. Mr. Mandell, who called the meeting of candidates, appointed M. Grew as temporary captain of the team, and he will act as such until the regular team has been chosen, from which a permanent captain will be elected. Only four weeks remain before the Mott Haven games, and until the expiration of that time the candidates will practise daily. Especial attention is being paid to the drop upon which the men will largely depend for their success this year, since the strength...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tug-of-War Team. | 4/23/1889 | See Source »

...lecture-room of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, yesterday afternoon, Professor J. W. White gave his second lecture on the Greek Theatre and Drama. He said that the Greek drama was a development; it grew from the songs which were sung in worship of Dionysus at the festival of that god. The choral hymn sung on these occasions was called the dithyramb, and from it sprang both tragedy and comedy. The simple choral hymn soon took the form of a dialogue between the leader of the chorus and the chorus; then the chorus was improved in organization; next the number...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor White's Second Lecture. | 4/20/1889 | See Source »

...which was to be decided by the best two out of three five-minute pulls, instead of a single tug as usual. The teams were as follows: Columbia-1, C. H. Hart; 2, E. C. Robinson; 3, E. Harris, (capt.); G. M. Elliot, (anchor). Harvard-1, E. W. Grew; 2, F. O. Raymond, Jr.; 3, J. Endicott, (captain); G. Perry, (anchor). Columbia won 1 inch on the drop, but retained only half an inch at the end of the first minute. At two minutes Columbia had 1 inch again, and at three minutes 1 1-2 inches. Perry was caught...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Third Winter Meeting. | 4/1/1889 | See Source »

...Hartshorne, Columbia. Two-hand fence vault-A. H. Green, and G. A. Pearson, H. A. A, F. M. Har shorne, Columbia, D. G. Tenney, Yale A. A. Tug-of-war-Columbia, C. H. Hart, E. C. Robinson, Edwin Harris (capt), anchor, G. M. Elliot; Harvard, '89, E. C. Grew, F. O. Raymond, J. Endicott, G. Perry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Entries for the Third Winter Meeting. | 3/29/1889 | See Source »

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