Word: start
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...students of the law and political science schools at Columbia intend to start a monthly publication known as the "Law Times...
...game on Jarvis this afternoon between the Harvard and Princeton twelves promises to be a closely contested match, and an exhibition of very good lacrosse. Princeton, with an early start this spring, has played frequent matches with the best teams within her reach, and has been almost uniformly successful. Harvard has not been idle, and has not missed an opportunity to play with the strong twelves in and around Boston. We feel confident that the college will support the twelve this afternoon as well as it did in the Stevens game, and we hope the result will be as pleasing...
...clock, while the wall was lined with spectators and the road behind filled with carriages; quite a flotilla of row boats clustered about the stake-boat at the finish, and two small launches, chartered by '90 men, followed the race over the course. The tugs steamed up to the start at four, the "Sargent," with a band of music on board, hugging the shore and taking her time. It was very cold, a stiff breeze blowing straight up the course, and making the water lumpy, and for a little while it seemed to grow worse instead of mending...
...followed in order and got into line. There was not much wind by this time and the course was smooth. After the few preliminaries of stripping, etc., the referee's whistle sounded, followed quickly by the report of the gun at about 5.18. All four crews got a good start, the freshmen getting the water first, and '87, next, and as they shot forth, the unwieldy tugs, quivering with their burdens, pursued them with whistles shrieking and flags waving, and a vast concourse of wheeled vehicles dashed off at break neck speed for Boston...
...referee's tug will start from the West Boston bridge, Cambridge street, at 3.30 punctually. The tug will then stay at the Longwood bridge until the race starts...