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Prior to this the old style of apparatus was used, made by the college carpenter and arranged any way. The hanging ropes were of tarred hemp and the man who attempted to strike the rough canvas-covered striking bag was usually content with one blow. The pulley weights were swinging iron balls, unguided by rods, which swung and banged, raising clouds of dust. After a man had grasped the cold iron handles he usually found it better to hold on than to let go. After the first few day's work the weak men were eliminated by "unnatural selection...
...National regulation would involve great unnecessary expense: Mr. Hemp-hill in Cong. Rec., 51 Cong., 1st Sess., p. 6550; Forum...
...Union Athletic Club tonight at Music Hall having closed last week, and the programme having been already made out, Mr. Ferris, the manager has found it impracticable, form the number of events, to have any middle weight tug-of-war; therefore the team from '82 will not "splice hemp" again with the Techs, as was talked of last Saturday...
...There is a "fine, old, crusted story" to the effect that, on the road, some of the officers met a countryman sowing grain. "Ho, fellow! " says one of the officers, "you may sow, but we shall reap!" "Wa'al," replied the native, "p'raps you will; I'm sowing hemp...