Word: wente
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Field Day at Michigan University, the hammer slipped from the hands of one of the contestants in the hammer throwing, and went into the crowd. Strange to say, no one was hurt...
...Denniston then pointed out that the referee often would not disqualify single instances of unfair play that he saw, knowing such to be only a small part of what went on behind his back, and was hence in a false position. Division of labor among several referees was the true solution; let this be proposed to Yale, if they adopt it well and good; but if not, then let the game be stopped at Harvard. Mr. Williams thought that playing had improved in tone this year, and that the stronger public opinion of the present would uphold and carry through...
...Yale team, although no satisfactory reasons have as yet been given for this sudden and uncalled for action on their part. It is rumored that several players who took part in the game last Thursday and are expected to do good work for Yale on the freshman eleven, went out of training rather suddenly Thanksgiving evening, and have not as yet recovered from too much "turkey." Unless Yale can give a satisfactory answer to Harvard for her refusal to play on the scheduled date, we think the freshmen can justly claim a most unfair treatment at the hands of their...
...regards the health of the men, he spoke of statistics carefully prepared from English universities of the men who had taken part in rowing contests, as showing that the health of each one was not only not injured but decidedly benefited by the course of training. President White went on further to say that boating was an excellent way to work off the surplus energy of the students. The superstition that those who have to do with athletic sports never make good scholars is fast passing away. It is not what a man knows but his ability to put into...
...pulled themselves off. The quarter-backs were so good and the blocking so steady, that the side which had the "down" usually lost many yards before another halt was made. "Line up, Charley," "No throating," "holler down," "get off there," were among the frequent exclamations as the game went on, and the players grew more and more excited. The reds forced the blues to a safety, and one of the latter, a long-legged waiter dude got the ball, and making a tremendous run, scored a touchdown. One of the 200-pounders took out the ball and lying...