FENCING.Mumford, '85, vs. Morris, '85. Quick parrying by Mumford soon put Morris off his guard and gave Mumford the first point. Point succeeded point owing to Morris' bad guard and weak wrist. Mumford's defence being unusually fine, he soon managed to disarm his adversary, and was declared victor. Mumford's fencing was remarkably good, his attacks being clean and straight, while his wrist movements in semi-circle were strong and quick. This screw justly gained him the heat.
Another round was to have been fought between C. O. Lander '86, and H. W. Tweddle, S. S. As the former did not appear, Tweddle gained a bye until the final round.
CLUB SWINGING.D. R. Hansen, '85, and G. A. Webster, C. S. Hansen came in first with a pair of large inlaid clubs. These he swung in a number of very difficult and graceful movements. Often the audience applauded as some new or pleasing feature was introduced. It was an exhibition much superior to any last year. Webster by contrast used a very small pair of clubs. With these he gave a very creditable performance. Mr. Hansen was awarded the cup.
STANDING HIGH JUMP.The club swinging was succeeded by a very creditable contest between T. C. Bachelder, L. S., E. H. Rogers, '87, S. H. Fessenden, '86, and D. B. Chamberlain, '86, in standing high jumping. F. B. Fogg, '85, who was entered did not appear. All the men cleared the bar the first time. Chamberlain's jumping, although effective, was marked by effort and lack of grace. As the bar went up Bachelder first retired. Soon afterward Fessenden failed to clear the bar. Rogers and Chamberlain continued, until Rogers missed after three trials. Chamberlain. Chamberlain was thus left the winner, with a record of 4 feet 8 1-2 inches.
FENCING-FINAL ROUND.This was contested by Mumford, '85, who had defeated Morris, and Tweddle who had enjoyed a bye. Mumford got the first point and managed to score still more before Tweddle gained a point. Tweddle gradually crept up, but the fencing was wild and the parrying poor. Tweddle's guard was so low that Mumford easily won the bout, but with much less fine fencing than the first round. As there were no other contestants, Mumford was declared the winner of the cup.
LIGHT-WEIGHT SPARRING-FINAL BOUT.This was to have been sparred by Bradley, '86, and Blodgett, '87. Owing to a slight injury which Blodgett had received in the wrist the referee judiciously decided to postpone the round until a later meeting.
FEATHER-WEIGHT SPARRING-FINAL BOUT.Kimball, the winner of one of the trial bouts, was too used up to appear, and the winner of the other trial bout, Mygatt, '86, was awarded the cup.
TUG-OF-WAR, '84 VS. '85.The usual delay in starting was repeated, but the audience remained seated in a commendable manner. The first attempt at a drop was a failure. It is claimed that the '85 team were not in position when Dr. Sargent, the referee, gave the word, and therefore was totally unprepared. After some discussion the doctor decided that the pull should be tried over again, giving, as a reason, that Baker of the '84 team was already down before he said the word heave. When the drop came, '85 had the advantage by an inch or two. This they kept for some time, but at the end of three minutes the ribbon was in the centre. There it remained till four and a half minutes had sped away, amidst the most intense excitement. Then '85, by straightening out and laying on the rope, held a slight advantage when the time was up. The juniors at once rushed into the open space, and amid repeated cheers bore their team out of the hall. This closed a most successful meeting. The doors were quickly opened and the large crowd quickly dispersed.