Word: took
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...following morning the team and their friends were invited to be present at a fox-hunt at Outremont; accordingly they proceeded thither, and were treated to a spectacle not to be exceeded in interest even by the colored prints that adorn so many of our college rooms. The "meet" took place within the grounds of a gentleman's place, and nothing could be more picturesque than the sight of the large pack of hounds, and the "whip" in his red coat and top-boots riding around them, calling them all by name. By degrees the different gentlemen and ladies arrived...
...cannot be said in praise of our men for defeating, in their newly organized state and without the services of their regular pitcher, so strong a team. The game was very exciting, and well played, comparatively few errors being made, while the batting was above the average. The Tauntons took the lead in the first inning and kept it until the fourth, when the score was even; from this time until the last man was out it was anybody's game. On our side Tower and Leeds distinguished themselves both at the bat and in the field; Wright and Thayer...
...first clause of this sentence, "If you will get up a contest in some honest and useful work, and will insure us against the intrusion of gamblers and blacklegs, we will engage to be 'represented,'" reflects beautifully upon the colleges who took part in the races last summer, for it implies that an intercollegiate regatta is not a contest in some honest work; and the last clause shows his implicit belief that Saratoga society is made up of gamblers and blacklegs, who prey upon the unsuspecting and guileless youth that are drawn to that "sink of iniquity" by the regatta...
...Union College Athletic sports the 100-yard race was won in 11 seconds; the 500-yard race in 1 minute 13 1/4 seconds; and the mile-walk in 10 minutes 1 second. President Potter took great interest in the sports. He provided and presented the prizes, and spoke warmly in favor of Athletics...
...annual supper of the Institute of 1770 took place at Parker's, on Saturday evening, June 19. The annuals, which were to come the first of the week, kept many members of the society away, but the forty who were present passed a remarkably pleasant evening. The dinner was excellently served, and the speeches which followed were sufficiently informal to be thoroughly enjoyed. To the committee, Messrs. Heminway, Humason, and Martin, many thanks are due for the able manner in which they performed the duties assigned to them...