Word: watching
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...large number of students gathered on Holmes' yesterday afternoon to watch the practice of the nine. The weather was a trifle cool for spectators, but for the players nothing better could be asked. Captain Phillips divided the men into two nines, and a scrub game was played. Numerous changes were made during the game, but at the beginning the following was the composition of the two sides: - Chamberlain,' '86, p., Young, '89, c., Smith, '86, lb., H. Coolidge, '87, 2b., Holden, '88, 3b., W. T. Gray, '87, s. s., Foster, '87, 1. f., Gardner, '86, c. f., Litchfield...
...upon the "pecks of wheat" and "mellow apples" that the daughters feast. The "sober and God-fearing fashion" has passed into a round of jollity that shames the sober bachelor graduates who wander about aimlessly seeking they know not what, and territies papa and mamma in their watch-towers of observation with its desperate flirtation...
...date of the establishment of the custom. The popularity of a class in college became the sine qua non to obtain the 'Lemon Squeezer,' and as a general thing, fitness depended upon a long list of 'adventures.' However that may be, the receiving class was compelled to keep watch and guard over the relic, iminure it within bank vaults, and take the utmost precaution lest it be wrested away from them. It is customary for each class to append a lemon to the 'Squeezer,' and also to add their color to the bunch of ribbons which flaunt themselves...
...covers his blade well at the beginning. 4: works hard, and is getting a good deal of work out of the crew; swings back and forward too far; should try to work more from his stretcher and less from his seat; pulls out too soon; does not watch man in front of him carefully. 5: does not cover blade at beginning; fails to get weight on stretcher soon enough; swings away from his oar badly; pulls his weight when he covers his blade. 6: catches lightly and does not cover blade soon enough; begins to take blade out too soon...
...Columbia freshman race, naturally turns the attention of the college to the work of the crews. We are unfortunately so situated that the trouble attendant upon getting to the boat-house is so great that the majority of the students prefer to stroll over to Holmes to watch the work of the nine rather than to go down to the river to note what is being done in the boats. That the college may have some idea of the state of the crews we purpose to print during the coming week articles on the work of the 'varsity and freshman...