Word: weathered
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Owing to the wet condition of the field, the practice yesterday was held in the cage and consisted of fielding ground balls and practice for the batteries; no batting practice was tried. The nature of the work this afternoon will depend largely upon the weather conditions...
...June 19, 1905.--The weather here has been cold and wet all day. This morning the University eight took only an easy row, and this afternoon rowed a short distance on time, covering the the third half-mile in 2 minutes and 28 seconds. A low stroke was maintained at first, but near the finish it was raised to 38. The men swung well together and handled their oars well when the stroke was raised...
...light work all the crews had hard practice yesterday. The University crew rowed downstream in the afternoon one and a half miles at a stroke of about 26, raising it to 32 in the last mile which was rowed in about 5 minutes. Partly because of the ideal weather conditions the men showed great improvement over former work and seemed to be rounding into fine shape. The University four-oar was given a hard row in the morning and the afternoon. The Freshman eight rowed two miles downstream in 10 minutes and 23 seconds during the afternoon...
Owing to the hard four-mile row Wednesday and the prevailing hot weather, the Yale crews were given only light work yesterday. The practice in the morning consisted of easy stretches. In the afternoon the University eight defeated the Freshman eight in a mile race upstream by half a length of open water. Both crews then returned to their quarters. The University four-oar and a four-oar made up of substitutes also raced a mile, the University boat winning by four lengths...
Owing to unfavorable weather yesterday the Yale crews were unable to take a long row, but during a temporary clearing the three crews were given a short row of about a mile upstream. No change was made in any of the orders...