Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...there were too many of them, and the spectators soon tired of them. The pulling of the Seventh Regiment, Company B, was, as usual, the most scientific of any of the teams, and they secured easy victories over the teams from the Boston Fusiliers and the Chelsea Rifles. The drill of the Providence Bicycle Club was most novel and pleasing; but the polo on skates was not amusing; nor was the tennis, which was played in a court much shorter than the regulation length, thus preventing any skilful plays, as the contestants had all been practising in courts...
...once, if they have not already done so, for the number of men who regularly attend the Gymnasium has largely increased this year, and the improvement which they have made bids fair to render the coming meetings the most successful that have ever been held here. The "squad" drill has brought out and developed several promising athletes, who it is to be hoped will enter. The fact is becoming more and more evident, that the standard of excellence is being gradually raised, and that only those who train faithfully in their respective branches can expect to win. We believe that...