Word: loam
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...condition for the winter practice has been commenced, and will be completed about the middle of February. Because the cage was used as a storehouse for cement during the construction of the Stadium, more repairs will be needed this year than usual. The floor, which was of finely sifted loam, has become very uneven from the rough use and a good deal of cement has been mixed with it, making a disagreeably dusty surface. It is now too late to have an entirely new surface spread, but the present one will be spaded up and rolled down into the best...
...This land has been in the possession of the University for many years, but until lately it was regarded as practically useless. A process of draining and filling in, however, has resulted in reclaiming it completely. As soon as more gravel is thrown on and about a foot of loam on top of the gravel, grass seed will be planted and the whole area will become as well adapted to athletics as Soldiers Field proper...