Word: finest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...line. Durfee saved a touchdown by a series of fine rushes, gaining five yards at a time, and carried the ball into the middle of the field. Duane was hurt time and again, but pluckily kept on playing. Williams kicked; Germer, of Tech., caught it and making the finest rush of the first half, passed the whole Williams team, but was downed near the line. Duane carried the ball across and scored the first touchdown in forty minutes. No goal. Score...
...Berkeley Athletic Club of New York, which possesses one of the finest athletics grounds in America, has announced a fall bicycle tournament for October 20. The program includes a half-mile open race, a one and two mile handicap race, and a two mile intercollegiate. There are three prizes in each event. The course is a twenty-foot wide, four-lap track with raised corners, so that the highest speed is possible...
...proved their proficiency in the game. W. Lee was unfortunately unable to enter the tournament in singles. Q. A. Shaw has not played of late up to his usual standard, except in doubles. Harvard's delegation will be forced to work harder than ever to retain the championship. The finest players whom they will meet are the Columbia men, O. S. Campbell, Valentine G. Hall, A. E. Wright, formerly of Trinity, and Hurd, of Yale. The prizes will be, for first in singles, a large silver bowl of antique design, and for second, a silver tankard ornamented with embossed figures...
There is now in process of erection at the University of Pennsylvania a library building which, when completed will be the finest and best equipped one attached to any college in this country. The money needed for the building is being raised from subscriptions by the alumni, and a large fund has already been collected. It is estimated that the library will cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $180,000. The style of architecture is what is known as the French Gothic, designed and planned by a well-known Philadelphian architect, Mr. Frank Furness. The distance of the library from...
...President McCosh has returned from his trip to Mt. Desert and the mountains, and is now settled in his new house. It is said to be the finest dwelling in Princeton. Dr. McCosh is at present engaged on a philosophical work which will be his "Maximum Opus...