Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...internally or externally. Suffice it to say that it produced a marvellous effect and the fastest quarter over run on the fair ground track was the result. Little has been said about the trial of the stimulant but the facts were too startling to be suppressed and they are fast leaking...
...entries for the quarter-mile run were, E. Sturgis, '90, S. G. Wells, L. S., R. R. Endicott, '90, A. S. Hardy, '87. Wells won comfortably in the fast time of 51 1-2 seconds. G. P. Cogswell, '88, and F. B. Dana, '88, were the only starters in the half-mile run. Cogswell took the lead and lead to the end. He ran in remarkable form, and came within 1-5 of a second of the record for the distance, his time being 2 minutes 25 seconds...
...strictly on its merits. '87 rowed well together, and seemed to have a great amount of reserve strength in the boat. '89 rowed in the best form, their body-work being noticeably good, while the freshmen gave signs of great promise. The race was won in the fast time of 10 56, last year's time being 12 30. The course was, however, more favorable for fast rowing this year, and the race more interesting as the crews kept together instead of separating. The '87 men had a rejoicing in the yard during the evening in which their crew figured...
...Yard Dash - The entries were E. H. Rogers, A. S. Hardy. Rogers set a very fast pace for the first 220 yards, and won in the excellent time of 52 1-5 seconds...
...Foster led off with a base hit to left field, but was put out at second, forced by Campbell's grounder to De Sibourg. Willard drove the ball far out into right field. La Marche turned his back to the diamond, and made for the out field as fast as he could go. Soon he turned around and with his hands a few feet from the fence he prevented a three-base hit by holding the ball. It was beautiful fielding. Henshaw fielded out to left field, and Harvard was retired for the last time...