Word: loam
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...thrown over the dike in the extreme western corner of the field to obtain room for an extension of the track. After leveling and removing all dirt from the drain trenches the whole will be filled to an average death of six inches with clean gravel, and the surface loam will then be replaced, covering the gravel with a layer of some ten inches. The gridiron will be sodded some time in August and will probably be quite ready for use in October. The diamond will be located on the southern corner of the field, where the soil is well...
...proposed to remove this in part and replace it with gravel and loam which will permit the water to percolate through to the excellent system of pipe drains which is now to a great extent useless because the water can not sink through. It is estimated that 10,000 cubic yards of new earth will be needed...
...diamond has again been improved. Once more sod has been removed and loam packed firmly in its place, until there is a broad path some fifteen or twenty feet wide running from first base all the way around to third base. There is hardly any possibility of bad bounds on balls to the infield...
...being made at the Princeton cage preparatory to the opening of the base ball and track athletic seasons The ground work of the cage is being completely overhauled. The floor has been dug up to the depth of four inches, the rough materials will be taken out, and sifted loam will be put in instead. This will make the surface more suitable for the needs of the base ball men and sprinters. The track will be relaid with loam, with a top dressing of finely sifted ashes...
...many men even now visit the grounds. With the present force of fifty men, the field will be finished about the middle of next month. At present they are digging trenches all over the 20 acres, in which the gravel from the now levelled banks is put, while the loam thus thrown up is spread 10 inches thick over the entire surface. The dike is being strengthened against the tide; and the few remaining acres beyond will be gradually filled by college refuse. A few trees have been left, thus breaking the monotony of the level ground. The whole field...