Word: long
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...will hold an open handicap cross country run on Saturday, March 26, at 3.30 p. m. The start and finish will be at the B. A. A. club house on Exeter street, and the run will be about nine miles long...
...regular throw from the home plate to second and base running. Needless to say, it is a great improvement over the old cage, which was so small that the men were greatly hampered in base running and batting and even in fielding grounders. The building is 150 feet long by 60 feet broad and 30 feet high in the centre, and in appearance is neat and substantial...
...Wadsworth; 2, Moulton; bow, Adams. Bancroft had been rowing 7 regularly until yesterday and is still likely to make a place in the boat. DuBois was moved from bow to 7; and Marvin and Riggs have been tried at 2 and 3 respectively. The crew as a whole rows long and evenly with a smooth recover. Their greatest fault is a tendency to hang at the full reach. Mr. Mumford coaches every day rowing in the boat, occupying the coxswain's seat or using the launch...
...Varsity baseball candidates were given their first out-door practice of the season yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field. The time was spent in batting flies and grounders, although the ground was too soft for any accurate work. The practice will continue to be held out of doors as long as the favorable weather persists. It is probable that the new cage on Soldiers Field will be completed in the course of the next few days, so that it will be ready for use in case the squad be driven indoors unexpectedly...
...Romantic movement was one of emancipation. It freed certain faculties which had been too long confined and which deserved to be developed...