Word: fastings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...number contains several other very interesting articles on out-door sports, notably the paper on "Fast Ice Yachts; how they are built, rigged and hauled," by C. L. Norton, and "The Lake Champlain Yacht Club," by T. G. Mather. Walter C. Camp of Yale has an article on "Hints to Foot-Ball Captains," which contains some clear and interesting advice from the greatest football authority in the country. The other papers are all very readable, though of less particular interest to college men. The illustrations are good, especially the copies of the photographs of the lacrosse team and shooting club...
...Christmas day, the clubs took the fast train on the Baltimore and Ohio for Cincinnati. Much to the disgust of the students they were compelled to eat an unworthy Christmas dinner in the crowded station dining-room at Baltimore. At Washington, during the ten minutes halt a score of men under the lead of Shippen, second bass, whose home is in that city, ran up the hill to the base of the capitol in order to catch a glimpse of the beautiful city. The natives were much astonished at the invasion...
...Owing for January, a worthy holiday number of the magazine, will be published the following principal articles: "Among the Taurus Mountains," by L. B. Platt; "Mask and Foil for Ladies." by Charles E. Clay; "Fast Ice Yachts," by Col. Chas. H. Norton; the "Lake Champlain Yacht Club," by Fred. G. Mather, and "Hints to Football Captains," by Walter C. Camp. In addition to these are the concluding installments of two excellent papers, the first of the series on "American College Athletics," Harvard University, by J. Mott Hallowell, and "Sport-Past, Present and Future," by Alex. Hunter...
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock the members of the clubs will take the fast train on the Michigan Central R. R., and return directly to Boston, reaching the city at 10.50 Monday evening. Through special cars from Chicago to Boston will be provided for the clubs...
...experiment was recently tried in England to test the speed of a cricket ball. Turner, the well-known fast bowler of the Australian team, made the trial The testing apparatus consisted of a chronograph and a screan, across which wires were stretched, and through these wires electric currents were passed. When the ball cut the wires the record was instantly marked on the chronograph. The speed of the ball was discovered to be 81 feet a second or 55 miles an hour...