Word: chest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Gymnasium, will supply the apparatus, and the commissioners have left the selection of it as well as the superintendence of its erection to him. The machines have been selected with a wise consideration for the class of patronage which an open-air gymnasium will receive. The list includes chest weights, high and low pulleys, balance swings, breast bars, set, standing and double swings, plain ropes, rope ladders, crossrope ladder, rings, single trapeze, long plain ropes, standing and inclined ladders, climbing, slanting, and standing poles, giant stride, quoits, vaulting poles, hammers, shots and heavy weights for "throwing" and "putting." The idea...
...with the exception of Perry, have been training steadily for the past week, and intend to allow about an hour every day up to the time of the winter meetings for pulling on the rope and exercising with the chest-weights. Though '89 in former years has been unsuccessful in her attempts to win the laurel for the tug-of-war contests, she will not lose it this year without a more severe effort than ever before...
...ground balls and throwing at a mark. It develops quickness of judgment and accuracy of aim. In sliding, an arrangement has been originated by Captain Willard whereby the runner is raised from the ground as he is about to slide. After the cage work, the men exercise at the chest-weights, practice with the dumb-bells and take a short run. The pitchers, five in number, practice four half-hours weekly under the guidance of Mr. Clarkson. The candidates...
...very likely to be increased towards spring. All these men are fairly familiar with the game, but it remains to be seen whether there are among them more than the usual proportion of good players. The training at present will consist of light work in the gymnasium on the chest-weights and with dumb-bells, but it will be impossible to do any heavy work in the cage on account of the conflict made with the hours of the 'Varsity nine. The training for the first few weeks will not be at all severe, it being Mr. Cady's plan...
...purpose of the captain to pay more attention than has usually been done to the training of the candidates with dumb-bells, chest-weights, etc., and daily work will be required of the men as in other branches of athletics...