Word: biggest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...relied upon to row a two-mile race. The most noticeable fault has been that at every stroke the boat has swung to starboard, showing that the bow port men more than counterbalanced the work on the opposite side of the boat. For this reason, Glass, who is the biggest man in the boat, was moved to number 6, and Captain Bacon took his place at 4. The return of Fish, who had not been rowing for some time on account of sickness, definitely decided who should row at 2. Fish was tried...
...heaviest charges brought against intercollegiate athletics is the extravagant way in which they are conducted. Undoubtedly, the training tables form one of the biggest and most extravagant items in the expense, and are accordingly the object of violent attacks by the opponents of collegiate commercialism, who decry the general recklessness which attends the management of these tables, and who are continually exhorting the undergraduates to put more fun and good fellowship into their sports. Let all such critics consider the fact that the training table is the largest contributor to the democratic side of athletics and to "athletic good-fellowship...
...greatest problem of government is to keep up a thoroughly honest and efficient police force. Could such an organization be maintained there, New York City, the most cosmopolitan and the wealthiest community in the world, would be an orderly, safe, and law-abiding place. As New York is the biggest city in America, its police force should be the best, because the police are the medium through which the ignorant foreign immigrants receive their first impression of American law and government. The Slav of yesterday is the citizen of tomorrow, and it depends upon the police how much he likes...
...heavy as last year, but there is a greater uniformity of playing ability among the men, which should make the contests for positions very close. Hutchinson, Erwin, Stuart, and Werneker have been showing up well in the last week's practice. In the line,--where the biggest loss was felt, many men have been tried, among whom are Congdon, Stuart and Beebe as ends; Peyton, Bigelow, Turner and Forbes as tackles. For guards, Erwin, Smith, Andrews and Holloway have been tried; at centre Flanders, Gillis and Andrews were used during the past week. In the backfield, besides the regular...
Students are frequently "overwhelmed with the possibilities for socializing," she says. The biggest problem facing students who choose to live in the co-op is the adjustment to close quarters, she adds...