Word: chests
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Several of the candidates for the '95 crew are not rowing at present on account of colds. Lambert has stopped trying for the boat on account of pressure of work. The work on the chest weights was doubled yesterday and Cameron resumed his place in the boat. The men rowed as follows...
Five of last year's football team met in the Gymnasium yesterday afternoon and went through some light exercise with the chest-weights and dumb-bells, ending with a run. This is merely preliminary to the practice of the regular football squad which will be called out about two weeks before the spring recess if the ground is then in good condition for playing. It is expected that all the old players who are not now engaged in any other line of athletics will come out in the course of the week. The men who were out yesterday were...
...received practice in picking up grounders, and this was followed by practice in starting, the idea being to teach the men how to get a quick start in running to bases. Next came a short, hard run up North avenue which ended at the gymnasium. The dumb-bells and chest-weights were omitted as Captain Whittemore evidently considered the candidates had enough exercise for the first...
...lacrosse squad began training yesterday afternoon in the Gymnasium under the direction of Captain Leighton. The plan of work to be pursued is somewhat different from what it has been. Instead of playing scrub games as formerly, the men practice stick work in the cage and then do light chest weight and dumb bell work, followed by a short run. As soon as the weather moderates enough to permit out-door practice, the work will be changed again and the scrub games will probably be resumed...
Yesterday the chest weight exercise was omitted in all the sections of the Mott Haven team and the men merely went through the dumb-bell drill. This was in order to have time to run the sprinters a trial 220 yards. The men did not race, but each ran separately on time. The distance men were given a rest after their hard work of Monday and merely jogged a few laps slowly...