Word: stillings
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Stadium track was still too soft yesterday for use, the University track team was compelled to run again on the speedway and on the sidewalk along the side of Soldiers Field. The distance men ran about two miles, and the half-mile squad ran about a mile on the speedway. Candidates for the broad and high jumps, the hurdles, and the sprints ran about a quarter of mile on the sidewalk. As on Monday the men who are trying for the weight events were coached by Mr. Quinn...
There are two sides to the polytheisms of the East, the pessimistic and the bright. The evils resulting from them are many, as the reasoned debauchcry of various rites and tenets shows; but still worse is the spiritual hopelessness which overshadows the followers of these religions. Their belief in a future life is gloomy. They consider the soul as without any communion with the beauty of nature. But there is a brighter side to these eastern cults. The long struggle for monotheism is still continuing. In some Hindu sects today one supreme, all-righteous god is conceived, and their rule...
...consists of 12 men, is practicing daily in the Gymnasium. It will soon be cut down to six men, of whom the University team of four members will be chosen. E. R. Brumley '07 and F. G. Perkins sL., the two members of last year's team who are still in the University, are acting as coaches...
...offset to considerable extent the lack of experience among the battery candidates. In this respect the work of the past two weeks has been encouraging, as the men are batting and bunting well. In the field the work has progressed fairly well, although the passing to first base is still inclined to be wild. Some practice in second base work has been held, and entire squad is given a short run inside the cage...
...Burnham, who on account of an injury to his knee will probably be able to play only the first half of the game. Although many easy goals were missed in the game with Cornell last Saturday, the team on the whole showed improvement, especially in team play. There is still, however, a tendency to foul on the part of the guards. It is expected that the signal plays, which have not worked well until very recently, will be used tonight with success...