Word: shaped
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...class ball games are made the text of paragraphs calling attention to the revival in enthusiasm for athletics at Harvard. This is tributed, not to the revival of class feeling, but to the new responsibility assumed by Harvard in standing alone and to the new facilities in the shape of Norton's Field and the Weld boat house. Attention is also called to the abuse by students of library privileges and to the development of the Semitic, Philosophy and Geological departments...
...rules under which the match will be shot are entirely dissimilar from those used in former matches, and this will be greatly to the disadvantage of Harvard. Still, with what practice can be got this week, it is hoped that the men may get into some kind of shape. The class matches will be held next Thursday, May 22, followed in the evening by the annual dinner...
...Harvard University Cycling Association has already challenged Yale to a team race, and although they have as yet received no answer, it is known that the Yale men are training and intend to accept if they find that they can get enough men in shape. The Association at its last meeting voted to challenge Columbia, and there is also a probability of a challenge being sent to the Boston Athletic Association...
...upon the stroke and bow oars are not balanced by any corresponding strains. As a consequence nearly every boat twists with use in such a manner that the port side near the stern and the starboard side near the bow are lowered, i. e. the boat assumes the shape of a screw. The cross bracing devised by the builders of the past year is simply a scheme to prevent this twisting. Mr. Davy's boat looks very well and if anything can be judged of its speed by the work put on it will probably be fast...
...they are expected to be ready for use by May 16. Waters, the troy boat builder, has taken the contract, and is to furnish the two boats for eight hundred dollars. The shells are to be exactly alike even to the oars which are to be of the same shape and size as those used by last year's crews. Until the shells are ready the 'varsity crew will use the rejuvenated boat of '88 and '89, and the freshman crew that...