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...ball brought out again, Hurd tackled Terry who was first to get it. This he soon did again and Yale found some other man must be tried. Coxe was selected, and getting the ball he went twisting and turning down the field, with Peters at his elbow helping him to ward off the Harvard men. Owing to a foul a delay was caused in their progress. The "down" was so near the line that Coxe was able to force it over by his weight and make a touchdown. Richards failed to kick a hoal. Score, 32-0. The ball thus...
...TUG-OF-WAR.After the middleweight sparring was concluded, the crowd began to elbow and push itself forward, and the same scene of confusion that was seen a year ago was again witnessed. There was a good deal of excitement over this event. The freshman had great confidence in their team, and although the sophomore team had been greatly changed during the last few days owing to the absence of its anchor, nevertheless the sophomores felt a good deal of confidence that their team would be the winning one. The teams were as follows...
...female the articulation of the humorous with the ulna and radius is imperfect, thus causing a constant angle at the elbow. When, therefore, the racket hits a ball, it tends to knock it high up in the air. Some have said that this defect is the chief in causing the female to be a poor tennis player. The smallness of her ribs, thinness of the scapula, and shortness of the clavicle unite to prevent her from reaching high balls. These defects, together with the unusually large size of the triceps extensor muscle, make it hard for the female to serve...
...Allen '87, had his arm broken above the elbow...
...noticed that about six inches above the bucket the rope had been worn half through by the spades. The "pard," however, insisted that it was quite comfortable, that the rope was strong enough yet to hold a dozen; and he enforced his remarks with a dig of his elbow into my ribs which recalled to me that Colney was in the drift above, and that this might be a precaution. So I made no further opposition, and we were soon swinging in mid air, with the growing spot of sky above, the black abyss below and the rough, damp walls...