Word: laying
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...season was most successful. At 4.20 the two hares, E. C. Webster and Vogel of '87 started from them front of Matthews. Seven minutes later the hounds, twenty in number and led by J. S. Russell, '87, master of the hunt, started after them. The course lay through Norton's Woods, across North Avenue, through the brick yards, up the Fitchburg railroad to the water works at Fresh Pond, thence to Brattle Street, opposite Elmwood. There a break was made for home at a very hot pace, Bailey, '88 led till close to the finish when he was passed...
...long time the society lay dormant. Various attempts were made to revive it, but not until 1880 was the attempt successful. The Union now enters upon the sixth year of its renewed existence under most favorable auspices, with every assurance that the present will be its most successful year...
...those which prevailed on Saturday. The air was just warm enough for rowing. The wind hardly ruffled the surface of the river. After the close of recitations at noon, about 200 students betook themselves to the boat-house, and stood in groups along the edge of the platforms or lay at ease upon the runs leading to the floats. Soon after noon the barges were brought out and launched and the men drawn by lot to form the senior eights took their positions. The scene was a stirring one. In front of the boat-house the four barges were shooting...
...receipts from gate money, and not to rely upon subscriptions; it was found impossible to do this wholly without subscriptions, but the treasurer collected of the amount subscribed only such a portion as should pull the association through the year free from debt. It did not seem necessary to lay up a balance in the bank after foot-ball had been forbidden by the faculty...
...goal; in player's own goal to a kick out." By the old rules the ball had to be actually touched down by a player before he could claim the ball as his. This always occasioned the roughest of play. Sometimes a player would seize the ball and then lay on his back, holding fast the ball all the time, in order to prevent his opponents from securing a touchdown. Men were often severely injured in this...