Word: halts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Their arrival is hailed by a yell from a thousand throats, and the plaudits of the fair ones in the balconies. On they come, till they are opposite the senior fence; "Halt," cries their leader, and the column comes to a rest. Then the seniors rise, and at the command of their chief give three hearty cheers for '88, who respond by three equally strong ones for '85. Acknowledging this courtesy, '85 gives three more cheers for the freshmen, who doff their hats and move on to the junior fence, where the same scenes are repeated. As they round...
...crew money, which it would be well to investigate more closely. No insinuation against the present manager is implied, but a protest against the habits of lavish expenditure, which has crept gradually, but surely, into many of the sporting organizations. The time has come to call for a halt. The sports have become so numerous and the number of games to be played so numerous, that the cost of supporting all is very large, and any unnecessary expenses must...
...fact, at no instant does motion cease. When the body is upright and about to reverse, the arms take up the motion, and as soon as they are at rest, the body, in turn continues it. These movements should follow one another with such exactness that no break or halt should occur at any moment. A gentle, well controlled, continuos movement will also be the most graceful, and most efficient...
...reds, until a long drawn "d-ow-n" from the bottom of a pile of ebony rushers ended it and the men pulled themselves off. The quarter-backs were so good and the blocking so steady, that the side which had the "down" usually lost many yards before another halt was made. "Line up, Charley," "No throating," "holler down," "get off there," were among the frequent exclamations as the game went on, and the players grew more and more excited. The reds forced the blues to a safety, and one of the latter, a long-legged waiter dude...
...contingent began to form in front of Charles St. Jail, where, it is said, many had already engaged quarters for the night. After a rather long wait at this point, the column took up its march through Charles, Beacon and Berkely sts., to Marlborough, where it made the final halt before starting over the regular route...