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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...toward the end fought as the defensive and Grew did the forcing. Grew worked for Marquand's head entirely, and got in some god blows. The round ended in his favor. Marquand again forced the fighting in the third round and the effect of his body blows began to tell on to Grew. He was full of grit, however, and kept at it pluckily till time was called. Marquand plainly had the best of this round and the bout was awarded to him. Grew used his left almost altogether; he got in only two of the hard, right arm swings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Second Winter Meeting. | 3/19/1888 | See Source »

...denounce them as if they were employing no other means to obtain the desired result. They are the best judges. As a matter of fact, we have been assured by the management that they have been very far from idle. And simply because they do not choose to tell us just what steps they have taken is no reason for saying that they are doing nothing. The communication urging us to start a petition and our own editorial on the subject, were merely suggestions to be followed or not as the base-ball management saw fit. Outsiders should restrain themselves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/8/1888 | See Source »

Picking out a freshman crew is a different sort of thing from that of an upper-class crew. The men are so often undeveloped, and entirely new to this kind of thing that, without knowing their strength and endurance, it is hard to tell what to do with them. Then, too, besides being ignorant of the physical capabilities of the men, the captain and coach are, as a rule, unacquainted with their dispositions and tendencies-qualities which are as essential to a good oar as are the physical ones. On the whole the best thing a new man can show...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Crew. | 2/21/1888 | See Source »

...over to-day, and we hope to see the men who have offered "grinding" as an excuse turn up at the meeting next Thursday. We strongly urge every one, whether he has ever tried jumping or putting the shot or not, to enter the next contest. No one can tell how well he can do till he tries, and the result of these meetings is so important for the success of Harvard at Mott Haven that every one who can should feel it his duty to enter them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/11/1888 | See Source »

...upon the scene, and fired with noble frenzy he saw in his mind's eye the faculty dancing about, and one of them just escaping, by the skin of his teeth, from being placed in the bowl. Meanwhile the fire-plug had been gained, and ominous thuds began to tell of the severe ordeal the bowl was undergoing. Incensed, however, at being abused in such a way the fire-plug suddenly began to splutter and spurt, and in less than a minute the crowd was squirted away. This saved the bowl's life. For now the Meds had come...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Annual Bowl Fight at the University of Pennsylvania. | 2/11/1888 | See Source »

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