Word: roughs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Princeton lacrosse team was defeated by the Druids of Baltimore on Saturday, in an exceedingly rough game...
...edict of the Princeton faculty against playing in New York is still in force, but it is understood here that they are willing to revoke it, from the fact that last fall's game was entirely devoid of unnecessary rough play, or serious accidents. It is the intention of the Yale men to maintain their present position with respect to this matter, and they have announced that under no circumstances will they consent to play both Princeton and Harvard at the home grounds of these colleges. - Boston Globe...
...transported some little distance in Capt. Moulthrop's small row boat. However, everything was finally landed, and he freshmen sat down to supper. At about seven o'clock the men took a short row, returning before it became very dark. Their work is still rather rough, but great improvement may be expected during the coming week...
...souvenirs of Harvard's victories. At the two-mile flag, where the freshman race is started, we see Point - - on the left, and the New London Navy Yard on the right, where the old man-of-war "Florida" used to be anchored. These last two miles are generally pretty rough, much more so than the upper course, which is more sheltered; but it is said of New London, I believe, that there has been but one postponement in seven years. Last year's races were rowed in pretty rough water, but we seldom see the course as rough...
...building will have a frontage of eighty feet on Elm street, and will extend on High street to a depth of one hundred and twenty five feet. If the subscriptions warrant, it will be built of rough brown stone with trimmings of a lighter material, and will have three stories and a basement...