Word: slipperyness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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The rain stopped the game between the juniors and freshmen yesterday, with the score three all. In the second '96 scored her first run, and in the third she added two by some clever work with the stick and on bases. The rain which had been falling in a slow...
A wet, drizzling storm, half snow, half rain, interrupted the goal kicking contest. The ball was wet, Jarvis field was slippery, and on the whole the conditions for good kicking were very unsatisfactory. The wind, being rather strong and gusty, added to the unfavorable conditions. Although the +++rials from the...
They began playing at three o'clock and, with a short intermission at four o'clock, played till almost dark. During the first part of the practice the fumbling by both hacks and forwards was very frequent. In fact it seemed to be the usual order of things. Afterwards, however...
At Hampden Park, Springfield, yesterday afternoon Harvard defeated Trinity by a score of 38 to nothing. After the heavy rains the grounds were slippery, and it was very hard for the runners to get a start. The game was played part of the time in a pouring rain, and the...
In bucking Trinity's line the Harvard back running with the ball was invariably sent ahead with the other backs to push. The ground was so slippery that the runner would very frequently tumble just at the line and all the backs on top of him. In the second half...