Word: sand
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale it is the rule that freshmen in order to vote for the captain of their foot ball eleven must come out regularly and practice. The election is fixed for Friday of this week. The college hopes that '88 will show as much sand in football as they have in "rushes...
...superintendent of buildings, or whoever may be responsible, might have the ground around the Jefferson Physical Labratory cleared up somewhat before any more games or sports take place. As the outside of this building is entirely finished, we fail to see the need of keeping the piles of boards, sand and other debris which now form such pleasing surroundings for the new building. The north side of the building, towards the new track, especially needs some improvement. As the visitors to the ball games are obliged to pass by and over part of this disorder, we hope it will...
With ceaseless sob on the sand...
...world for a walk or a run of 300 yards or more. It is almost unequalled for a quarter, as the start is at the head of the straight and, after a circuit, finish at the end of the home-stretch. The great trouble with it is the sand, which comes from underneath and moxes with the cinders, making the track brittle. Some of the best performances have been done on this course. With one exception, all of the championship games were held there, and most of t enter-collegiate...
...dispute. The programme differed from last year only in this respect, that the tug-of-war will be pulled on cleats instead of on the turf. This is a much fairer method of pulling. Almost every year hitherto it has been found that the ground on one side was sand or loose, and gave the other team a decided advantage, such an advantage that the team on the ground side, whatever its real ability was pretty sure to win. A vote was taken as to the merits o the new athletic resolutions and a decided majority was on the negative...