Word: light
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...candidates for the Freshman baseball team have been practicing daily in the Cage up to last Thursday, when the entire squad was taken outdoors for the first time. The batting showed a decided falling off in the two days outdoors, perhaps owing to the change in the light. The fielding, however, has shown a steady improvement, and the throwing has been strong and accurate. In a scrub game played on Friday between two scrub teams, team A defeated team B by the score of 3 to 0. Team A lined up: Curlin, p.; Ohler, c.; Hall, 1b.; Gardner, 2b.; Aronson...
...large number of men reported last week for the first week of track practice in the Stadium. Owing to the warm weather the track has been in fairly good condition since Tuesday and is getting harder every day. The track practice has been light, in order that the men may become accustomed to out-of-door work. The sprinters have as a rule taken short runs, and the distance men have run two or three laps. All the field event men are now practicing under the supervision of Mr. Quinn, and the shot-putters and hammer-throwers now work behind...
...greatest progress which has been made in New York to offset this condition has been in the destruction of dark alleys, where poor tenements containing rooms in which no light or air had access, were prevalent. In the investigations made by a committee for the purpose, 360,000 rooms were found which did not have any external openings for light or air. Now the laws forbid the erection of any structure in which there shall be a single room which does not have an external opening. Mr. Riis showed many interesting views of the poorer quarters of New York under...
Track practice was held on the Stadium track yesterday afternoon for the first time this season, under the supervision of Coach Lathrop. The track, which froze Monday night, was rather soft yesterday, and only the long stretch had been rolled. All candidates held light practice in order to become accustomed to the new work. The sprinters took short runs on the long stretch and the distance men jogged four laps, while the weight men practiced under, Coach Quinn. Men will hereafter report for daily practice and systematic work will begin at once...
...crews were retained. Two rowed in the University boathouse and the other four were sent out on the river. The first and second crews rowed up-stream to the Brighton bridge and then back to Western avenue bridge, returning to the boathouse. The other eights also had light work...