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...audience of 200 paying spectators had hardly assembled on Holmes, yesterday afternoon, when a smart shower caused a general stampede for shelter. As soon as the rain had stopped, the two nines, followed by the spectators, proceeded to Jarvis, where Captain Winslow had determined to play, owing to the slippery condition of the grass upon Holmes...
...lockers, 1024 in number. Connected with these are the toilet and dressing rooms. On the same floor is a large sparring room. Here exhibitions of the manly art will be given, and members will practice. Leading out of the sparring room is a rubbing-down room containing shower and douche baths. In the basement of the house are six bowling alleys and rooms for tricycles and bicycles. These complete the list of athletic features; but there is one other department mention of which ought not to be omitted. That is the Turkish and Russian baths on the first floor. These...
...upon entering a gymnasium fitted up according to modern ideas, one is fairly bewildered at the maze of complicated apparatus which meets the eye. Bathing facilities were rare, in the old days: now no gymnasium is complete without its copious supply of water, hot and cold, fixed tubs, and shower baths...
...games held under the auspices of the Harvard Athletic Association last Saturday were good, but can be by no means compared to last year's meeting. A heavy shower which fell at two o'clock somewhat dampened the ardor of the many spectators who had begun to gather. At half past two the benches were filled with spectators,-many ladies among them, who braved the two showers which fell during the progress of the games and remained until the end. The events were held in the following order...
...lost all control of the ball, went out to centre field and Winslow came in to pitch. For Yale, Bremner made a run on a base on balls, a steal, and Smith's fumble of Hopkins' hit. Then again, play was stopped for a time to wait for another shower to pass over. When it cleared up and the game was resumed, Nichols made a base hit, but was forced out at second by Coolidge. Coolidge stole second but the next two men struck out, leaving him there...