Word: closing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...army in Virginia. These gave him a numerical superiority and he, in his turn, prepared to take the offensive and crush Rosecrans' detached forces. Here was a great opportunity to retrieve the drooping fortunes of the South by one bold move. But Rosecrans could gain little and close much by fighting a superiorforce so far from Nashville, his base of supplies. He would have done better to have waited in Chattanooga until more troops and supplies should put him in a perfectly safe condition...
Entries for the third winter meeting of the H. A. A. on Saturday, March 29, can be made to W. H. Good win, Jr., 41 Matthews, from 5 to 6 P. M. on Tuesday and Wednesday and from 8 to 10 P. M. on Thursday. Entries close at 10 P. M. Thursday, March 27. All entries must be accompanied with a deposit of $1.00, which will be refunded if the man competes, otherwise he forfeits his entry...
...number of graduates were present who occupied the forms ranged along on either side of the contesting ring. The gallery and ends of the hall were reserved as usual for the ladies and their escorts. The numbers present were larger than a week ago and must have been close upon 1,500. The good crowd in order and those with reserved seat tickets easily found their places. The meeting opened with commendable promptness at 2.30. The special officers of this meeting were: Officer in charge. W. M. Burr, '84; Referee, of sparring and fencing, Mr. John Boyle O'Reilly; judges...
...hard face blows. Soon, however, Varick dealt Bradley a terrific body blow but received a hard hit on the neck in return. Notwithstanding his bad condition he managed to deal Bradley an unusually hard kidney blow, but by his careless guard lost all he had gained. A little close fighting followed and the round ended quietly, much in Bradley's favor...
...cannot row the race proposed in May, is because her men do not get in training soon enough to do themselves justice in a race at so early a date. Another and even more strenuous reason is, that human endurance cannot stand the terrific strain of three races so close together as it would necessitate. Any oarsman will perceive at once the justice of Harvard's decision. No set of men can be trained so fine as a four-mile race requires, and be kept so for a month, in addition to more or less brain work, such...