Word: weighs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...heavy-weight sparer ; all have pulled in class races. The new men are rather light and a New Haven report says that the average of all will be 166-167 lbs., 5 or 6 pounds lighter than the crew of last year. As our own crew will not weigh much more at the time of the race the two sets of men will be about evenly matched in strength, and success will depend entirely upon skill with the oar. Bob Cook will be with their crew, to coach them as much as he can from now until...
...size than has appeared before, and strong wrists will be necessary to successfully play with these, for if they are made of light weight the material will have to be thin, and consequently cannot resist with ease a volley or swift serve. To be of use they ought to weigh at least 141/2 oz., which is heavier than we are accustomed to. However, to a man who can wield easily a heavy racket, these will be of great service, for they will be very useful in serving, cutting and volleying. The "triangle" racket is the latest invention, and it will...
...collection. In 1857 there was a general reduction from the tariff of 1846, in order to lessen the revenues of the country, which were overflowing. This was the last tariff act passed before the civil war. The faults of specific duties Mr. Taussig explained to be as follows: They weigh heavier on the cheaper than the better class of goods made of the same material; although prices rise and fall, the amount of duties remains the same, so that the per cent is continually varying; they are used to conceal the real weight of the duty from those...
...Troy (N. Y.) foundry is making a peal of five bells for one of the towers of the new library building of Michigan University. They will weigh respectively 3000, 1500, 850, 500 and 325 pounds, and will be shipped sometime in February...
Runner, '83. 1. What is Myers's height? 2. What did he weigh when he made his quarter-mile...