Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University fall handicap track games were held on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. Fortunately the track was in good condition and the weather very favorable, there being little wind. The track events, with the exception of the hurdles and two-mile, were run in fairly fast time. On the other hand, the showing in the field events was decidedly poor, with the exception of the shot-put. In securing one first, three seconds, and two thirds, the Freshmen made a creditable showing...
...Soldiers Field between the Freshman eleven and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sophomores. In straight line plays the Freshmen outclassed the Technology team and at the end of each half had had the ball within a couple of yards of their opponents' goal line. The Freshman backs were fast and the line-men played steadily and aggressively; but on the defense they were so weak that only the constant fumbling of the Technology eleven prevented defeat...
...cross-country runs are being held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting from the Locker Building at 4 o'clock. The men are divided into a fast and slow squad, and the runs vary from four to eight miles...
...today's game the University eleven will present what seems to be an approximation to its final make-up, it may be expected to make a better showing than it has in the practice of the last two days. On the other hand, it is impossible to expect fast individual play by men who are out of the game half the time, or to expect effective team-work from an eleven which, as a unit, has had little consecutive practice in perfecting itself either on the offensive or defensive. The disorganized practice, caused since the West Point game...
...work of the University eleven in practice yesterday afternoon was fast and effective. A noticeable improvement in team play resulted in several long gains and the scoring of three touchdowns against the second. The first and second elevens each fumbled once, but in neither case did the fumble result in the loss of the ball...