Word: constantly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...short-stop, Spaulding taking Thorndyke's place. In both the games the nine was very weak in its team play, and showed a great tendency to go to pieces at critical points, a weakness which they will deplore sadly if they have not overcome it before they meet Yale. Constant practice with as strong nines as possible should be the work of the nine before they can hope to beat Yale. The nine will go to a training table some time this week...
...soul and neglects his body, overlooks the prime conditions of soul service. The man who enters the counting room without exercise in the morning, and who returns to his home at night without resorting to any physical exhilaration by which his whole muscular power shall be fully tested, does constant violence to his nature; and if, by smoking or drinking or social excitement, he puts the spars into his physical life, he is just so far shortening his existence in the world by using up vital forces which might otherwise prolong it. It is often more important after forty that...
...next meeting of the club will probably be held next Thursday and if the weather is suitable, it is hoped that enough men will go up to make a success of the shoot, and not have the matches in constant danger of being closed on account of lack of interest...
...creditable showing in them; and thus many of the less prominent players will be spurred to harder work, and the general standard of tennis at Harvard will be raised. To the best players the advantages will be equally great, for they will be able to engage in a constant struggle with their equals, and not have to fall back upon weaker men for practice. The general body of students also will find compensation for the loss of a few courts in the certainty of always having an interesting match to watch, when they are not inclined to exercise...
...Page, the jumper. When young, Mr. Page was extremely fragile, and his limbs were so weak that they had to be supported. This infirmity he outgrew and overcame and at the time of his entering the University of Pennsylvania, could jump a little over five feet. From this point, constant practice and perseverance bore their fruits and Mr. Page is now champion of the world in the running high jump with a record of six feet four inches. The article is closed by the following paragraph...