Word: kept
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...practicable means and all possible opportunities to do so; 2, I would not frighten a boy with "compositions," so-called, till he could form his sentences with tolerable correctness, and use his pen with freedom, but, 3, when he was set to work writing composition, he should be kept steadily at it, and at the same time should be made to take an interest in what he is doing, and should be impressed with the importance of having something to say, and of saying that something in an intelligible and a natural manner...
Hard luck kept Harvard from scoring in the seventh. Nichols hit safely, and was sent to second by Willard's single; Allen hit to Shaw, who touched third and threw to Toler, making a double play; Smith got his base on balls, but Foster went out, Cooper to Toler, closing the inning with two men on bases. Princeton scored two runs in this inning. Cooper got his base on balls, and came in on Clark's drive for three bases; Clark scored on the error by Edgerly which allowed Taylor to reach first; Van Ausdal struck out; Taylor was thrown...
...members of the Columbia crew have at last been selected. Early last November the candidates for the honor of a seat in the 'varsity eight, about twenty in number, were taken in hand and put at work in the gymnasium attached to the Columbia Grammar School. They were kept busy working at the rowing machines, chest and back weights and dumbbells. Five men soon dropped out, and the remaining fifteen men were put in boats under the coaching of R. C. Cornell, '74, of the crews of '73 and '74, and who coached the crew that went to England; Latham...
...This decided the race, for Smith and Faries, not in as good training as our men, but having more speed, were enabled to keep within a short distance of the leader until the last half of the last lap, when they raced home, both beating Roberts, who had kept the lead till then. Faries won in 4m. 46 4-5s, with Smith a close second...
MILE WALK.The entries for this event were seven in number, but before two laps had been walked, all but three had either fallen out or been disqualified. The three left were Bemis '87, who had the lead, Ware of Columbia, and Wright, '86. third. Bemis kept the lead until the middle of the last lap, when Ware, who had been warned twice, managed to pass him by a very questionable style of heel and toe walking, and came in ahead. Ware's time was 7m. 27 3-5s. Bemis made...