Word: chests
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...nervous system.' It makes non-combative men self-reliant and self-respectful. We might add to the professor's statement that boxing brings a large number of muscles into play, and is a good strengthener of the arms, back, and, above all, the legs; that it deepens the chest and strengthens in only a less degree the abdominal muscles...
...college. From twenty or more candidates at the beginning of January, the number has fallen off to less than the number requisite for a nine with its substitutes. The captain is notoriously negligent of his duties. The work required for training, consisting of hand-ball and exercises on the chest-weights and dumb bells, is gone through in a half-hearted, desultory fashion, which precludes the possibility of any good resulting there from. The captain himself, whose duty it is to be always present and to direct the gymnasium work, frequently absents himself. If he has not the time...
...candidates for the Yale freshman crew are 24 in number and are working daily under the guidance of Gill, '89. The regular routine consists of a short run when the weather permits, work on the chest weights, dumbbells and Indian clubs and such movements of the body as will strengthen the muscles of the back and stomach and rowing on the hydraulic. The men are unusually light and as yet no very good candidates have been developed: The men and their weights are as follows: Isham, 163, Oastler, 156; Dean, 148; Aiken, 163; Coates, 155; Chadwick, 162; Corson, 148; Moody...
Quite a number of improvements have been made during the fall. The track has been put in condition, a new row of chest-weights has been put in position, and new mattresses have been provided. Down stairs a dressing room has been built for the use of the crew, and the number of shower baths has been increased. The tank which was put in last fall for the use of the crew, and which proved such a valuable substitute for the hydraulics, has been considerably improved this season. Last year, owing to the peculiar construction of the tank, the water...
...bedroom, No. 5 Holworthy. The door leading from his study to his bedroom was closed, and when opened a quantity of coal gas rushed out which had been escaping from a gas jet evidently purposely turned on. On the desk in his study was found a medicine chest, apparently new, from which the phial of nuxvomica was missing. This was immediately found in the center of the room entirely emptied of its contents. There was also on the desk an encyclopedia opened at the letter H, and on the top of the page was written "I think I must...