Word: downes
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Even in the time of Jesus hunger was a very real evil, but it is now a thousand times worse. There are in New York multitudes of men who can not get enough to feed their families. By starvation and poverty they are driven to desperation and when desperate the...
It has been found that the rowing machines run down when they are used for any considerable time, so that when the crews row a thousand strokes they are not working so hard at the finish as at the start. There has been no attempt to have the machines changed...
For the last two days the candidates for the Mott Haven team have been running trial races on the out door track. On Monday the sprinters all raced forty yards, starting with preliminary heats of four men each and running down to a final heat as in regular races. Yesterday...
When a boy leaves the kindergarten and passes through the primary and grammar schools, his course of study is much narrowed. In the college course it is again broadened, and the pupil usually becomes really interested in his studies. Now this broad course may be brought down from the college...
The openings from the rowing room of the Gymnasium on to the running track have been boarded up so that the noise of the men down stairs may not disturb the crew candidates and the coaches.