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...some very good men this year and will probably get two first prizes; Columbia, also, will be in the front and ought to take as many first places. Yale can hardly get more than one first prize. Harvard has no men at all who, from their record, are sure for first places, but she has men that stand a reasonable chance for second prizes in many of the events...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Track Athletics. | 3/7/1890 | See Source »

...take place. The Boston aldermen refused to grant a license for sparring and wrestling, although a petition was sent to them as soon as it was learned that there might be any difficulty in procuring a license. Among the Harvard men entered for the games, Fearing was considered a sure winner of the high jump, Shea of putting the shot, and Shead of the fence jumping. A good many men were deterred from entering the Yale games by the prospect of competing at Technology, and the refusal of the aldermen to grant a license to hold the games was particularly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Technology Games. | 3/6/1890 | See Source »

...pair now for one formerly. Testimonials can be furnished to those unacquainted with their wide-known merits, but it is sufficient that Thompson's Patent Cut Trousers are as popular in London as the United States. After reading this notice and the advertisement in our columns you will be sure to investigate and invest.- From the Philadelphia Ledger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Winning Combination. | 2/25/1890 | See Source »

...games simply by precedent and a spirit of fair play. If thirty years of experience is not enough for them, how much do they need? I have talked with several prominent Yale men who appeared to be quite sick and tired of these incessant bickerings about games. I am sure that every man in Yale and Harvard wants to see fair play in every game. Why not trust to their sense of honor and let each organization arrange its contests as it wants them? Let the beaten party challenge the winner by a confidential letter, and if there...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 2/24/1890 | See Source »

...pair now for one formerly. Testimonials can be furnished to those unacquainted with their wide-known merits, but it is sufficient that Thompson's Patent Cut Trousers are as popular in London as the United States. After reading this notice and the advertisement in our columns you will be sure to investigate and invest.- From the Philadelphia Ledger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Winning Combination. | 2/24/1890 | See Source »