Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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When we come to consider feats of strength and agility, and to compare as far as possible those performed now and in earlier times, the advantage seems to lie with the moderns. There are really no definite accounts of what the ancient Greeks and Romans were able to do. There are many mythical ones, and even when there are any that may possibly be statements of facts, there is nothing to gauge what they are really worth. We have a little more knowledge of what was done in the middle ages, but not much. For instance, King Teutobach...
...course there is absolutely no means of judging of the relative powers of the ancients and the moderns in the "noble art of self-defence." That the ancients, especially the Greeks, did box, and that most savagely, we know. So far from using gloves to lessen the damaging effects of their blows, or even from using simply the power that nature and training had given to their bare fists, they increased this by tying strips of hard bulls hide round them when clinched, and sometimes even attached nails and lead buckles to these to make their blows more deadly. They...
...feet, or just over two and three-quarter miles; and yet when the Spartan Ladas dropped down dead on completing this course, apparently it was not considered a matter of great surprise, for it was evidently thought a wonderful performance for an athlete to be able to run so far. Now our runners would make light of such a distance and races for twenty miles or more continually take place...
...they might gather for social purposes. For graduates of Harvard living out of town it will also prove a great convenience, furnishing a place for them to drop in during their vitits to the city. Such non resident members are now on roll from the East and West as far as Dakota. With all the improvements, it has been determined to keep the dues low so that the club can be open to all Harvard men who wish to join it. The club is distinctly social, and was organized for such purposes...
...playing of the nine so far warrants the statement that there is a splendid chance for improvement. Although the playing is bad, yet there seems to be a disposition to eradicate that evil. In time the disposition may conquor. The performance with the Bowdoins on Saturday was pitiable at times. A repitition would be fatal. Upon Saturday the eventful opening of the College League series takes place. We understand that a large delegation of Harvard men are going to New York to see the initial game with Columbia. In times past, lack of support has been complained of, but Harvard...