Word: fights
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...imposing shingles pursued such a course as to bring forth good ? Has it held meetings of any recent date to set forth its views, and then endeavored to disseminate them ? Has it had the effect of abating in a single lot this evil which it is in existence to fight ? And in no single instance can we answer in the affirmative...
...shouted a warning, Rupert would have been promptly rescued. But the Ridgeway proceeded to Newport and left Rupert on the rocks. At high water the rocks are entirely submerged and in a high wind it is impossible for anyone to live upon them. Finding that he had a fight for life before him, Rupert saved his pocket knife and threw away all his clothing but his drawers and undershirt. His drawers he tore into strips about an inch and a half wide, and cutting new holes through the cork sections of the life preserver he bound them securely together with...
...this regard it certainly does not represent the best thought of the country. But this should not deter us who have convictions of the iniquity of the liquor business from putting forth our best efforts while here to thoroughly equip ourselves for our side of the fight which has already begun...
...look for next year is good, though we lose three of our best men, Morison, Kip and Soren. New men will be needed particularly in the shot, hammer, pole vault and running broad jump. We look forward, however, to next year confident that Harvard will again make a good fight for the championship cup which she has now won for four successive years...
...Hitchcock of Andover. Hemenway got off first with a good lead. Maverick again dropped out owing to trouble with the seat of his machine. About the end of the second mile Norton tried to pass Hemenway, but the latter at first held his place, yielding after a hard fight. Hitchcock followed close on Norton, but seemed unable to pass him. At the end of the second mile Hemenway dropped out. On next to the last lap Hitchcock, who had been riding most pluckily throughout, made a brilliant burst, and succeeded in getting past Norton. The last lap was very exciting...