Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Weld Boat Club yesterday won another double victory in the preliminary interclub class races, both the Senior and Junior Weld crews winning their heats from their Newell opponents. Particularly fast time was prevented by a heavy rain, although the wind was favorable and the water calmer than on Tuesday. Neither race was particularly close; the Seniors won their heat by about two lengths, and the Juniors their by three. In both the Weld crews gained slowly and steadily throughout...
...Weld first Sophomore and first Freshman crews won their heats yesterday afternoon in the preliminaries of the interclub class races over the regular course on the Charles River. A drizzling rain, unfavorable wind and heavy sea made fast time impossible, but did not deprive the race of the distinction of being among the most interesting of recent years. Although the winning crews won by about three lengths, their lead was gained only after a very hard struggle in which the stronger drive and snappier catch of the Weld crews eventually brought victory. The quality of the work...
...candidates for second base, both E. E. Coolidge 3L. and S. H. Skilton '04 are fast fielders, and the latter has improved in batting since last year...
...baseball team shows promise of unusual strength. Among the infield candidates are several very fast and sure men: Barnwell and Cote, who will fill two of the outfield positions, are both excellent players. The battery candidates are promising, though for the most part comparatively inexperienced. Professional coaching has been directed almost exclusively to base running and batting and the Wesleyan game showed a marked improvement along these lines...
...squad held its first practice on the regular diamond yesterday. The work consisted almost entirely of a game between two scrub teams. The men found little difficulty in hitting the slow pitching of Castle and Taylor, but their work as a whole lacked steadiness. The infielders played a hard, fast game and showed considerable improvement over their work in the cage. The high wind, however proved very injurious to accurate playing on the part of the outfielders. The practice was directed solely by B. Wendell...