Word: stilling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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About forty candidates still remain on the freshman baseball squad, exclusive of the battery men. Two new pitchers have joined the squad, so that there are in all six pitchers and three catchers. If there are any catchers in the class who have not yet come out, they may hand in their names right away to the coach or the manager...
...work in the cage is progressing slowly. The sliding seems to be difficult to master, and there are still the elementary faults of awkward fielding and careless throwing which must be remedied. The squad as a whole lacks snap, and the men seem to be afraid of expending any more effort than is actually necessary...
...crews rowed about 400 strokes apiece after which the second crew did some work on the chestweights. The first crew was coached by Bullard, the second by Goodridge and Hollister. Since they have been in the tank the first crew has shown some improvement, but the men have still many faults. They are apt to bury their oars by swinging on with the shoulders instead of raising the hands at the full reach. This brings the power at the beginning of the stroke instead of when the legs go on. They also rush their slides and the last part...
...Time and the Hour," the new Boston weekly, shows that the miniature magaazine fad is still rampant. The little paper is a purely local affair with a considerable amount of purpose, if one may judge from the first number. Taverner, late of the Boston Post, is assisted by a Booktaster, a Story-teller, a Gossip, a Reformer, a Playgoer, and a Diletante. Beside these regular departments, Number One contains an article by Margaret Deland and poems by Louise Chandler Moulton and Marguerite Merington...
Yesterday afternoon Jennings was absent and did not row. His place was taken by Moulton. It was expected that the crew would go on the river this week but at present it looks as if they would not get out for a week, at least, as the river is still frozen over. Yesterday the crew rowed in the following order: Stroke, Goodrich; 7, Moulton; 6, Sprague; 5, Bullard; 4, Hollister; 3, Hall, Perkins; 2, Stillman; bow, Hayes...