Word: chalk
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Walter C. Camp, wife of Yale's most famous foot-ball player, who followed the ups and downs of the game with the same keen interest as her husband, who had been coaching the Yale team. Bob Cook, the Yale oarsman, was also nervously pacing about the chalk line muttering to himself as he saw the Princeton giants jumping on the little Yale men."- N. Y. Herald...
...goode rope's twiste" and pull against an opposing party on the broad ship's deck, of a quiet afternoon. The number of contestants was practically unlimited, and the contest was not decided till one or the other of the opposing parties had been pulled entirely over a chalk-line on the deck. Of course, after a few heaves, if one side began heaving all together, as sailor's heave a rope, the other side was bound to lose...
...gymnasium was in use, the tug of-war teams used to be composed of four men, who, instead of poising for a drop, as to-day, leaned all their weight upon the rope preparatory to a heave. The referee pressed the centre of the rope down upon a chalk-mark on the floor, both teams were told to "get ready," and at the word, the rope was released, and they sprang back with a jump, heaving all together. Whichever team had the most perfect system of heaves generally won, bracing their feet on the rosined floor. Tricks were constantly devised...
...team continued to take in rope. At the end of four minutes '86 had let out some eighteen inches. A few more powerful heaves now settled the ludicrous contest, and '88 won with over two feet of extra rope on her side of the chalk line. The sophomores did not seem enthusiastic enough over the victory to utter even a cheer, and the champion team quietly walked away from the cleats without the usual demonstrations of joy and satisfaction on the part of their classmates...
...response to the CRIMSON'S suggestion of Saturday last, the bowling allies have been supplied with sponges and chalk...