Word: accustoms
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...order to accustom the team to the size of the rink at New Haven the managers have had constructed false sideboards four feet high, which narrow the Arena down to the requisite size, cutting off over 1,000 square feet of ice. These boards will be erected for practice every day this week...
...have ordered a new eight-oared shell from Davy, the boat builder of Cambridge. It will be of the swivel type and will embody a number of Coach Wright's own ideas. Last year Pennsylvania used the tholepin, but Wright has had more experience with the swivel, having been accustomed to this type of rigging when coaching the Argonaut Club of Canada. At present it is planned to let the oarsmen have two weeks practice on the Delaware before leaving for the final bit of training at Poughkeepsie. In this way Wright believes he will accustom the men to rough...
...University cross-country squad will race Dorchester A. A. in a practice run over the intercollegiate course at Franklin Park this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The object of the race is to accustom the runners to the course, in preparation for the Intercollegiate Meet to be held on Saturday; the day of the Yale game. The whole squad ran over the six-mile course yesterday afternoon to find out its main features and character...
...back at a low stroke, special attention being paid to working well together and no attempt being made at speed. Late in the afternoon, Mr. Herrick took the second crew down to the Navy Yard. On the return trip, a mile was rowed at a high stroke to accustom the men to fast pace, but no attempt at time was made...
Last night a short scrimmage was held with the B. A. A. team in a shortened rink to accustom the players to the St. Nicholas rink which is much smaller than the Arena. This ended in a tie, 0 to 0. Then the rink was lengthened out to the usual size and the second team lined up against the first. Here the first had much the better of the argument and, although the seconds were able to score, they were decisively defeated...