Word: waiting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...seemed to have lost all control of the ball, went out to centre field and Winslow came in to pitch. For Yale, Bremner made a run on a base on balls, a steal, and Smith's fumble of Hopkins' hit. Then again, play was stopped for a time to wait for another shower to pass over. When it cleared up and the game was resumed, Nichols made a base hit, but was forced out at second by Coolidge. Coolidge stole second but the next two men struck out, leaving him there...
...Sprague left the West Boston bridge and stopping at the Union boat-house, took the referee on board. She was followed up river by the other steam craft and all moored at or near the railway bridge at Brookline. Then ensued a long wait for the crews to come down, which was enlivened by two sharp showers of rain and hail. About one o'clock the draw was opened and the crews came through in the following order : '86, '85, 84 and '87. They then drew up to the referee's tug and received these instructions...
...pulling 39 strokes in the first minute, were not able to get ahead, contrary to general expectation. Off the Cross Roads, near the end of the first mile. however, the seniors were leading, by about six feet. A little farther on, the '86 crew, which had been lying in wait entered the race and managed to keep a couple of lengths ahead of the other boarts. The second half of the race was still closer then the first half; one crew gained, and immediately after, the the other would recover the lost distance. A half-mile from the finish...
...justice of this. When they have the exclusive right to their courts only after four o'clock and even then anyone else can use them in the absence of the owners, they think all has been conceded that the non-holders can justly claim. If the association will wait a little longer, it will come into possession of all the courts without resorting to violent measures...
...holders of courts. Their right to the courts simply rests in the good will of the college and their exclusive possession will last only so long as the main body of college students is willing to be imposed upon. The assurance that "if the association will wait a little longer, it will come into possession of all the courts" will hardly satisfy those students whose stay in college is limited. The facts of the case are that it was understood last year that as each court was abandoned, it was to become the property of the association...