Word: stucke
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Ready, a new stock of blue books having the labels stuck fast and in the proper place...
Ready, a new stock of blue books having the labels stuck fast and in the proper place...
Ready, a new stock of blue books having the labels stuck fast and in the proper place...
There was no attempt made to line the fair lines until 3 o'clock, when the game should have been called. This took time, and game was finally called at 3.30 with the fair lines still wet and slippery, and pegs a foot high stuck all over the field, which Mr. Carpenter and I went round and pulled up. This was sufficiently careless, but one of the Tech half-backs found the leaving of a marking string lying across the field more dangerous still when he took a header over it during the game. Home plate, as I said before...
Harvard passed the mile flag first in 4.59, Columbia being but two seconds behind. From this point Storrow let the stroke down to 33, while Columbia still stuck to 37 or 38. The boats were now approaching the dreaded eel-grass, and it was hoped that here Harvard would shake off her rivals, which she immediately proceeded to do. Columbia's work here seemed a little ragged. No. 7 was losing form and No. 3 was badly out of time. Harvard, however, seemed in excellent condition, their body-work being especially fine...