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...much ado began to pound one another. At first it seemed as if Smith had fallen, but it was merely a slip on the floor. Spalding drew first blood, Smith having been hit in the eye. In the second round, after several feints, the contestants delivered a number of hard blows, Spalding escaping several well-directed blows from Smith, by very skilful ducking. There was some doubt at first whether the third round could be fought, but finally the men put in their appearance. In this round Smith succeeded in getting in some pretty and telling hits, but the bout...
...create an emulation which will bring out the best men of the colleges represented. A suggestion has been made that a greater variety of events be presented at these inter-collegiate meetings, and that among other events, sparring have a prominent place. This suggestion for several reasons we can hardly deem practicable. What would be an especial objection, is the fact that the contestants in the different bouts, in their zeal to show and prove the superiority of the colleges they represent, will be liable to think more of hard hitting than scientific sparring, and what might be otherwise interesting...
...also Merritt and Parrott, who trained and acted as substitutes." It will be a race between veterans. A Yale man thinks that "The present material is first-rate; the training is quite satisfactory, though it has not been so strict as in some former years. It will be a hard crew to beat.' And the correspondent continues: "This last conclusion would occur to almost any one. All the men booked for places are 'beefy.' All the places are in reality assigned except the bow. This is the arrangement as it stands: Folsom, '83, stroke; Storrs, '82, No. 7; Parrott...
...exactly thirty-six minutes past two Bachelder, Morison and Denniston, the three contestants for the first event, the parallel bars, entered and were greeted with applause. Each performed several difficult feats, and all showed that improvement had been made since last winter's meetings by a year of hard practice. Denniston withdrew in a few minutes, and he was followed a moment later by Morison. The prize consequently was awarded to Bachelder, and the second place to Morrison...
...match, and time was called. A large number of effective blows were exchanged and the men seemed to be evenly matched. Page won the first bout. In the second bout, between Biddle, '84, and Lee, '83, considerable science was shown by both men, and a good deal of hard hitting was indulged in. In consequence of a disagreement among the judges, in regard to the winner of this bout, the referee awarded the event...