Word: covers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Williams, Cover, Nicholson...
...lacrosse twelve broke the engagement to play with the New Yorks at Staten Island, Saturday, on account of the rain. They would have played as follows: goal, Borsal: point, R. Church, cover point, Emaos; first defence, Blackwell; second defence, Whelaker; third defence Legur. Cotes, Pastor; third attack, Riggs, captain: second at tack. C. Bliss; first attack, E. Bliss; second home, S. Hodge; first home, Knox. The loss of the Hodges, and Cook and Cowan is felt. The twelve this year is comparatively light and there will have to be less body checking...
...athletics, in which certainly those who follow it have no better means for its use than their predecessors. I allude to walking. Twenty years ago a man who could walk a mile in eight minutes was considered to do a very fair performance; but now, unless he could cover the distance in considerably under seven minutes, he would have no chance whatever of winning any prize at any athletic meeting. I am quite aware that many of the last generation of walkers object to the present style in which it is accomplished, on the ground that it is really...
...Boston last Wednesday, but owing to an accident to one of the members of the committee, a quorum was not present and the meeting had to be deferred. The Williams representative, however, was provided with affidavits signed by Wilson, Clark. and the manager of the Williams nine, which fully cover the case and make only one result of the investigation possible...
...attempt is to be made by the Y. M. C. A. of Yale to increase its general fund, to the amount of $50,000 to provide for the extension of the library and to cover general expenses...