Word: feet
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...vacation of two weeks takes place. But amid these literary, studious, and social activities, athletics are not forgotten. Various preparations of the different organizations are already underway. The house which was built last year for the winter base-ball practise is being enlarged and will be eighty-five feet long when completed. Here the candidates for the university nine will begin practise in batting immediately after the vacation. Men are already training for the university crew. The Athletic Association has held several hare and hound hunts, while also preparing for winter practise, as far as possible, in running, jumping...
...third minute, Harvard men began, suddenly in the fourth minute to pull as if they meant business. The prostrate Columbias wavered and almost came tumbling up from the cleats. As it was, the belt was pulled clean off of Hopke, the anchor, and the red ribbon rushed about three feet toward Harvard. Then two brave Harvard men away up in a balcony gave a duet consisting of the nine 'rahs, and the audience applauded. Hopke did not give up, but threw his belt away and lay down to tug like the rest of his men. The Harvards were lying...
...flag-staff at the edge of the common, is 25 feet taller than the old rotten one which was taken down...
...feet went off in a pair...
...late king of Italy, Victor Emmanuel, discovered at Ostia evidences of a regular maritime postal service during the Empire. Rome itself had mighty wharves and warehouses and in fact, Prof. Dressell has discovered the following interesting fact. Near the river in Rome there is a hill some 140 feet high which is entirely composed of fragments of Amphorae which were heaped together after service for transportation. The most interesting part of the lecture was the discussion of the treasures buried in the bed of the river. In the course of the last year it has been ascertained that the river...