Word: side
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...sleepy men finally got the best of it, that is to say, those did who slept through the shifting of the cars at Albany. Tuesday morning after breakfast at Syracuse, the men amused themselves by watching the engineer trying to cool a hot box, and by running races along side of the train. In the afternoon the weather kept them on the train, and after lunching at Buffalo the men wandered all over the train. They were treated in a rather cold manner by the conductor, but after Cleveland, where we stopped for supper, the car was properly heated...
...There are a great many days in the winter when the ground is frozen and the air bracing, and these days could be utilized by any who like the sport to go out and play a little. It is by no means necessary to have eleven men on each side. Four or five on each side can play a game and have a great deal of fun out of it. The game is excellent for the wind and develops quickness and steadiness on the feet to a great degree. The crews for instance might play sometimes for half an hour...
...Rovers and Olympics play a game of foot ball next Saturday on Jarvis field under the association rules. These two clubs have always been fierce rivals, so each side will play to win. The game has been thoroughly advertised so it is expected that a large number of people will witness the game. The prizes are valuable, consisting of a silver cup to each member of the victorious team. The field is to be set one hundred and twenty yards long by sixty wide, somewhat larger than usual to insure a good passing game and to prevent the ball from...
...will be curious to note whether the Exeter men here will, by following the example of the Andover men who are winning Andover for Harvard, keep Exeter on the side of Harvard, or will stand idie and let Exeter go over to Yale...
...This game is begun with the opposing elevens on each side of the field, and the first rule in the game is that no player is allowed to handle the ball, with the exception of the goal keeper, and when the ball is kicked outside of the field limits then shall the opposing player throw it in. One who has not seen the game will wonder how the ball is worked up and down the field. Simply by the use of the feet, body and head, and when the use of the hands is prohibited, one can imagine what science...