Word: roughs
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...quiet man from Bowdoin, and opposite my state-room there are two dropped "Sophs" from Harvard. One of them is from California, - wonderful country that! - and is addicted to punning. He told me casually that unless they gave him better "grub" than he had at Memorial, he would rough (Woodruff) the expedition...
...crew were rowing better than Yale, and looked much stronger and more reliable; and it was then evident that, without accidents, the race would not be so close as the daily papers had led us to expect. On Friday afternoon the strong south-west-wind rendered the water too rough for shells, and the race was put off till the morrow. In the evening our crew took a short practice pull, and were all in excellent health and spirits. They anticipated a hard race and victory. The Yale men were well and jolly, except the redoubtable Cook, who was profoundly...
...last mile Yale commenced a desperate struggle for the lead. They spurted again and again; but the oft-mentioned "beef" in the Harvard boat was still fresh and ready. The boys pulled hard and viciously, not a man distressed, and the stroke still at 33. The water was terribly rough, and made this hard rowing cruel work for the men; and the spray flew from the oars of both crews. Still those broad backs pound d steadily and viciously away, and now the half-length of clear water opened and opened to a full length, and at that distance apart...
...MORE complete victory than the one gained at Springfield, on Saturday, Harvard could not ask. The choice of position which fell to Harvard's lot was much more than balanced by the very rough water which came in answer to Yale's prayers; there was not a foul or an accident to detract from the brilliant success of the race as a race, and the relative positions of the two boats for the whole four miles kept the interest of the spectators at the highest pitch throughout. The race was won not by luck or by chance...
...dispensed with, and the general improvement in tone among members of the College has been everywhere apparent. There are some respects, however, in which we are still behindhand, and occurrences occasionally take place which border upon the puerile amusements generally confined to the smaller colleges. Society initiations of a rough character originated among the boys of sixteen or seventeen who were in college when the societies were founded. Now, however, students are much older, and as the Faculty have abolished boyish regulations, we can see no reason why students should not abolish boyish customs. The performances, which some consider...