Word: around
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...lasted somewhat over an hour and a half, the men carried their instruments to the dressing rooms and returned, prepared to enjoy themselves during the rest of the evening. Legions of fair damsels were standing about, carefully guarded by griffin instructors, large women and formidable withal, The men stood around a while waiting for further developments, in the meantime casting furtive glances at the bashful maids across the hall. After a while, when it became apparent that nothing further was expected of the men, except that they should go home, they cheerfully departed, congratulating each other on the delightful evening...
...feelings were somewhat subdued by the cold. Nevertheless the unanimous verdict was that, barring the fact that they had been almost frozen on the way to Wellesley, and that the sumptuous spread with which they were served would probably give them all dyspepsia, and that they had to pose around the corridors as statuettes after the concert instead of charming the Wellesleyians with Harvard wit, and finally that, when they reached Cambridge, the driver had been obliged to roll them all out of the barge like barrels they were so stiff with the cold, in spite of these things...
...effectual aid to the man who has the ball. Princeton had this team play well arranged. Their signals told the whole team what the play was to be, and, as the scrimmage was made, every one played to help. The trouble with their team play was that it centred around three men instead of eleven. Yale's play was not centred as Princeton's, and the team did not work so nearly as an individual; but the superior playing of each man in the rush line made up for any lack of team play. That is, the Yale team...
...running game underwent a change this year. Princeton, last year, ran her half backs between the ends and the tacklers. This year they ran around the end. Having the same men they did better this year, and learned that they were better adapted, considering themselves and the rush lines they were to meet, to run around the end than to try the inside so often. Yale's half-backs were the weak point in the team, and consequently were not used until the game was partly played and the general strength of the opposing team ascertained. Harvard's half-backs...
...cook brings with him three men who make the beds, wait on table, wash dishes, go around to the farmers for eggs and milk and do all work of a similar sort. The cook also brings all the knives, forks etc., and the greater part of the crockery. This year the cook came down June 15th and stayed until July 3rd. Considering the shortness of the engagement and the great importance to the crew of good cooking, the sum paid is not high...