Word: oval
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Haven, Conn., May 20.--Last Thursday was Tap Day at Yale. At the request of the junior class, the elections to the three senior societies were celebrated for the first time in Berkeley Oval. The feature of the event was the turning down of Skull and Bones...
...satisfactorily to this new structure. Mr. David Dagget, secretary of the committee, disposing of two other possibilities as follows: "The word 'amphitheatre' does not quite express the idea of the new structure, as Greek amphitheatres did not have seats below the level of the ground; the building is neither oval nor circular, but elliptical. The same objections will apply which has often been suggested. The arena in a Roman amphitheatre applied only to the area on which the shows were executed, and this was generally sanded; the name was derived from that portion of the ground. The word 'Bowl...
...ball down to the second's 20-yard line, but just when within scoring distance McKinlock fumbled. Upon getting possession of the ball the seconds, unable to gain, kicked, placing the University on the offence. A long run by Brickley and two considerable gains by Mahan brought the oval within striking distance of the goal. On the 25-yard line a drop kick by Brickley swerved and failed...
...instead of the week before the Intercollegiate as has been the custom in former years. As a result, the meet conflicts with the annual games of the Boston High School Track and Field League, which will be held Saturday at Wood Island, with the Suburban League meet at Tufts Oval, and with the national interscholastic meet, at Traverse Island, New York. As a result, some of the leading school-boy athletes in this section of New England will be unable to enter the national championships at Traverse Island. Likewise some of the school-boy stars in other sections...
...proposed structure, which is to be built of steel and concrete, will seat about 50,000 people and will be erected at an approximate cost of $300,000. It will be situated on ground adjoining University Field, which is owned by the university, and the stand will be oval, open at one end, similar in shape to the Harvard Stadium...