Word: thumbing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Acta is "pained to note the downward career of the gentleman who obtained considerable prominence of late, owing to the relations between his thumb and the Harvard Boat Club. Whatever our feelings may be toward the gentleman in regard to his action in the late controversy, we cannot help dropping a tear of sadness when we think of his having sunken so low as to be nominated for the legislature of Massachusetts. Such depravity is simply awful...
...action of the Columbia crew has been praised and sanctioned, not by the Columbia College Boat Club alone, but by the whole college in mass meeting assembled, where the use of any one man's thumb has little or no effect...
...game yesterday was splendidly contested by our nine, who clearly outplayed their opponents. But one error was made in the field, and the batting scored is excellent. Nichols injured his thumb in the fifth inning, but kept on playing. Bean's pitching was very effective. We give the score...
Page, '83, will not be able to spar in the light-weight contests, owing to a serious injury of the thumb...