Word: loam
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Work on the rink in the Stadium has been begun and as soon as the weather is cold enough it will be flooded. The dimensions of the rink are 180 feet by 80 feet, surrounded by a wooden wall four feet high and a low bank of loam to keep the water from leaking...
...work on the hockey rink in the south end of the Stadium, to be used by the University hockey team during the winter, is almost completed. The rink is 180 feet long by 80 feet wide, and surrounded by a wooden wall four feet high, around which loam will be placed to prevent the water from leaking. As soon as settled cold weather begins, the rink will be flooded...
...University hockey team is now entirely completed and will be flooded as soon as the weather is cold enough. The rink is 180 feet long and 80 feet wide, surrounded by a four foot wooden wall and outside of that a low bank of loam to keep in the water. A high fence is being put up on the north side of the rink to protect it from wind and snow. The rink will be flooded from the hydrant used last year and from two new hydrants, which have been installed under the Stadium. No work has been done...
Work has been started on the skating rink in the south end of the Stadium to be used by the University hockey team during the winter. The rink will be 180 feet long and 80 feet wide, surrounded by a wooden wall four feet high. Outside of this, loam will be placed to prevent the water from leaking. As soon as the weather is cold enough, the field will be flooded by means of a hydrant...
Progress on the Stadium track has been going on rapidly and the work is now nearing completion. The base was built last autumn and is in good condition; on this a mixture of cinders and loam is being laid, but the frost in the loam retards the progress of the work. It is expected that the 220-yard straight-away will be ready for use in about ten days; the whole track will be completed in two weeks if the weather is favorable. Contrary to the usual custom on athletic fields, four take-offs will be made instead of three...