Word: fight
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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JUNIOR THEMES.Theme II. will be due in Sever 3 on Thursday, November 8, at 2 o'clock. Subjects: 1. The story of Antigone. 2. The story of Judith. 3. The Return of Napoleon from Elba. 4. The fight between the Monitor and the Merrimac. 5. An account of some personal adventure...
...approved by the railroad commissioners it would virtually ruin Yale's new playground. A knowledge of the danger which threatens the ground is confined to a few members of the association. The organization comprises many men of wealth and influence, who would doubtless make quite as determined a fight against this layout as the residents of the western district did. It is generally believed however that the opposition would not prove so effective in accomplishing the desired result...
...events as a whole were well filled and the audience was large. The first event was the trial heats of the hundred yards dash. In the first heat there were four entries, Webster, Wetherbee, Higginson and Rogers. Rogers won easily in 11 5-8s. There was a hard fight for second place between Wetherbee and Rogers, which Wetherbee finally won by a few inches. The second heat had three entries, Rust, Ashe and Briggs. Rust won with Ashe second, it was evident that Ashe was merely trying for a place in the final heat. Time...
...many disadvantages on account of the distance of the grounds from the college, and the captain deserves great credit for getting out so many men for daily practice. A noticeable improvement has been made in the playing within the last week, and the team will undoubtedly make a good fight for the game. The entries for the long and accurate throwing contests are numerous, and we should not be surprised if some excellent records were made in these events. The college should show its appreciation of the efforts of the association and the members of the team by attending...
...other cause the corners of a path are more or less sharp, the danger of falling for bicyclists (and of spraining one's ankle for runners) is considerably lessened, and awkwardness decreased, if they are well raised on the outside. And we find that fast men on the bicycle fight very shy of tracks unsafe in construction. The accuracy of our opinions on the value of raising the corners received an ample verification last week, when we had an opportunity of testing the track at Exeter, which we unhesitatingly say is the best five-lap track in the kingdom, owing...