Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...That in a scrimmage the holder of the ball shall place it flat upon the ground and put it in play with its long axis at right angles to the line of scrimmage, and that until the ball is put in play no part of any player, except of the man who puts the ball in play, shall be ahead of the point of the ball nearer his own goal...
...contemporaneousness, which is common to every college worthy of the name. At Harvard this spirit is broader than elsewhere, because the system of studies and living fosters acquaintances, which, though contemporaneous, are not restricted to one class. This is my opinion is an enormous advantage, and this is my ground of objection to one class being given preference in one dormitory. Men of contemporaneous interests should be permitted to live together; always to my thinking there should be the possibility of the association of men of all ages, which is one of the charms of English college life. Hollis, Stoughton...
...split arose from the refusal of the officials of the New York Athletic Association and the New York Fencers' Club to judge another round robin tournament, on the ground that such a contest is too hard on the men involved. F. Lage, captain of the Columbia team, then proposed a tournament by elimination, which would necessitate the admission of two new colleges to the association. This was in accordance with the wishes of Captain Tyng of the University Fencing team, who moved that according to a by-law of the association, Technology be admitted on a two years' probation...
...which a plan by Professor H. J. Hughes has recently been accepted by the Athletic Committee. During the winter about a dozen catch basins will be built to drain the surface water. Below these will be driven wooden piles to prevent the basins from sinking into the soft ground. A series of small, underground porous tiles will connect the large pipes already installed and leading directly into the Charles River...
...spring a new field will be levelled and graded for a cricket crease. The most available land now is the ground west of the baseball diamond, where four new drains have been placed during the tall. The money for the field has lately been appropriated by the Athletic Committee...