Word: stiff
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Cross-country drew some additional runners yesterday and the Freshman and University squads were separated. The latter had a stiff work-out under Coach Shrubb over the Cemetary course, which is 4 1-2 miles long...
Captain Mahan led his squad into the Stadium shortly after 4 o'clock. Punting, passing, and running down under kicks was the order of the early work for the backs, centres, and ends, while C. Blagden '02 took the linemen in charge and gave them a stiff drill...
...weather was perfect all day, clear and still this morning, and a slight easterly breeze this afternoon, but not stiff enough to interfere in any way with the rowing...
Practice on the river has been going on during the whole of the past week. The University first and second crews, as well as the Senior, Junior, and Sophomore eights, took long paddles in spite of a stiff wind and a coating of ice on the oars...
Many men believe all such training to be "dry" and "stiff." Of course, a certain amount of discipline is necessary but the work need not be made uninteresting and I do not think that it would be if the training consisted not merely of infantry drill but also of instruction in signalling, shooting, and so forth...