Word: bowls
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Anyone who wants to swim in the cool depths of the Cambridge Y. M. C. A. pool this evening should plan to-go to the annual party of the University Christian Association. Or, if you prefer, go and bowl or play pool or simply lounge in the comfortable rooms of the Y. M. C. A. building. Here is a chance to meet men in an absolutely informal way and under the most favorable circumstances. The committee in charge is anxious to have a crowd that will make the best possible was of the amusements and refreshments...
...following men should report to L. A. Noble, who will be in charge of the bowl, sections 15 to 25 inclusive: Sect. 15, Maurice Cohen, L. L. Jordan (A), P. Levy, M. V. Levy (B), V. Levine, C. F. Moulton (C), M. Weiss (D), A. Glaser (E); Sect. 16, F. L. Olweiler, J. L. Miller (A), B. O. Tinglof, H. J. Sullivan (B), T. M. Judson, W. B. Prentice (C), H. H. Breland (D), H. S. Anderson (E); Sect. 17, S. C. Peabody, W. Goething (A), H. Epstein, E. J. Kavenaugh (B), G. L. Heyer, J. G. Kronin...
...contract for the new Yale "Bowl," which will seat approximately 65,000 people was awarded last July and since then the work has progressed steadily and the structure will probably be ready for the Harvard-Yale game next fall The "Bowl" is unique in plan. The playing field is 26 feet below the surface of the ground and the slope from this to the ground level is cut into broad low steps which are protected by a granolithic covering like a sidewalk or curb. Upon these are placed wooden benches with backs and foot-rests, while above these rise...
...name "Bowl" seems to be the only one which can be applied satisfactorily to this new structure. Mr. David Dagget, secretary of the committee, disposing of two other possibilities as follows: "The word 'amphitheatre' does not quite express the idea of the new structure, as Greek amphitheatres did not have seats below the level of the ground; the building is neither oval nor circular, but elliptical. The same objections will apply which has often been suggested. The arena in a Roman amphitheatre applied only to the area on which the shows were executed, and this was generally sanded; the name...
...athletic field, besides the "Bowl" there are to be a baseball stand which will accommodate 25,000 people, many additional football fields and baseball diamonds and a number of tennis courts...