Word: racket
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...members the most fashionable people in the city, which has a court on the corner of St. James and Dartmouth Streets. To encourage men from Cambridge to join, the managers have reduced the membership fee to $10, - to all others it is $30. The only other expenses are a racket, about $6; tennis shoes, rubber-soled, about $7; and a suit of flannels, about $5. Besides being a most interesting and exciting game, it is the very best of exercise...
...cases of the Ball Nine and the flags of the Crew. Rumor also says that there are to be twelve bowling alleys. It is not my desire to do anything but approve of these plans; but as suggestions are asked for, I should say why not have a racket court? Of course there are many difficulties in the way of it, but I think the idea worthy of some consideration. If it is urged that a great deal of space is now being taken up by the proposed plans, I would venture to say that some of it might...
Many students have expressed a desire to have a racket court. It is obvious that it would be an additional inducement to exercise. And, during the months when the weather is too bad to be out, it would supply to a great extent the place of out-door sports. Those who are acquainted with rackets know what a fine game it is ; and if it is once introduced it is sure to be as popular as any sport we have. The very novelty of the game would insure its success at first, a success that its real worth would afterwards...
...proctors in Matthews are either regularly absent or culpably deaf. The result is, that certain Freshmen and other students in that building nightly signalize their escape from necessary restraint by childish racket and disturbance of all kinds...
...MOST desultory and annoying banging of the new doors on Gray leads us to hope something may be done to prevent such a racket...