Word: gymnasium
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Cornish, assistant at the Hemenway Gymnasium, will give instruction in light gymnastics at the new gymnasium of the Boston Athletic Club...
...second floor of the building contains the gymnasium, which has been furnished entirely by Dr Sargent. In many respects it is superior to any gymnasium in the country. On the third floor are the tennis courts, the supplies for which have been furnished by Henry Ditson, of the firm of Wright and Ditson. Many of the best tennis players in the country are members of the club, among whom are Messrs. R. D. Sears and Pettit. The club now contains about 1200 members, and there are many names on the waiting list. It is probable that the membership will soon...
There will be no freshman class in heavy gymnastics at the Yale gymnasium this winter. but only in club swinging. The men are divided into four groups which exercise twice a week for twenty weeks; at the end of that time an examination on the work of the term will be held, which all will be required to pass. Candidates for university or freshman teams are excused from the club-swinging...
...That the management of the nine be authorized to employ John G. Clarkson as coach for the season of 1888-9, to act in the gymnasium or on the athletic grounds of the University...
...Individual coaching in the gymnasium and on the field are most necessary, but the success of the nine depends on team work, and this latter can be obtained in no other way than by practice games with professional clubs. Such games give a steadiness at critical points in close contests that no other coaching can give. The annual matches between Harvard and Yale commenced in 1868. Up to 1880, Harvard won every series except in '74 and '75. During this period, practice games with professionals was all the coaching the nine received, except under the direction of the captain. Since...