Word: turning
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...turn to another branch of athletics, in which certainly those who follow it have no better means for its use than their predecessors. I allude to walking. Twenty years ago a man who could walk a mile in eight minutes was considered to do a very fair performance; but now, unless he could cover the distance in considerably under seven minutes, he would have no chance whatever of winning any prize at any athletic meeting. I am quite aware that many of the last generation of walkers object to the present style in which it is accomplished, on the ground...
...Leahy in lines rather incoherent but evidencing at every turn true poetic power draws a moral from "Dante's Francesca." Mr. Leahy possesses sense, and the present poem with more polish would be admirable. Mr. Berenson in a lengthy paper on "Was Mohammed at all an impostor?" tells in his best vein the story of the great heresiarch. We question the clearness of Mr. Berenson's answer, but acknowledge the peacefulness of his pen in matters ethical. The paper is strong though somewhat involved...
...countered by Grew's right. Clement got in a number of blows; those of Grew were mostly swinging rights and went hard. The rounds were very even. Clement forced the fighting at the beginning of the third round. The work tired him, and then came Grew's turn. In the two previous rounds he had done most of the sparring with his right; in this round he did some very pretty work with his left. Clement suddenly led and got in a right and left without reply. Grew landed several of his rights at the end of the round. Both...
...word "heave" both teams dropped without either getting the advantage. '88 got an inch almost immediately. Litchfield's repeated heaves did not change the position of the ribbon. In the third minute Litchfield caught Balch napping and drew in two inches for '87. Balch, however, had his turn in the fifth minute, when he caught Litchfield who had to slip his knot. '88 won by 4 3-4 inches...
...make no approach to one another in our study-rooms or in social life. A glimpse into the social life of our friends at Princeton must be welcome to many of us and we print the extracts from this article on the first page to stimulate our readers to turn to the magazine for the whole...