Word: wet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...wet, drizzling storm, half snow, half rain, interrupted the goal kicking contest. The ball was wet, Jarvis field was slippery, and on the whole the conditions for good kicking were very unsatisfactory. The wind, being rather strong and gusty, added to the unfavorable conditions. Although the +++rials from the two nearest distances were completed, the results will not be counted, but the whole contest will be postponed to the first...
...fall handicap games of the H. A. A. were held yesterday afternoon under favorable conditions overhead, though the track was rather wet and muddy, Nevertheless the events went off in good order and with delay, the number of entries was large, out and though no records were broken the resultswere very satisfactory. We publish with our account of the games a brief summary of the Yale games held a week or two ago, and a comparison of the records in the various events is interesting...
Yale was the first to come to the bat. Little Murphy stood up and led off with a hot grounder to Frothingham, who slipped on the wet grass, but made a fine recover, and threw him out at first. Beall was the next man at the bat, and although he has such a reputation for bunting, he was completely puzzled by Highlands' pitching and struck out. Bowers followed the lead, and ended the inning...
...other times the supply of hot water will be curiously erratic, coming for five minutes and then refusing to come for fifteen more. Under ordinary circumstances a man has to wait in line for his bath long enough without having to stand many more minutes on that cold, wet floor while the glow of his exercise is slowly leaving him, all the time waiting for the hot water to come back again. This takes it for granted that he finally gets hot water. When, however, he does not, he has either to take a sudden plunge in the shower bath...
...from the U. of M. Daily is of interest as showing the ardor of the foot ball spirit out West: "The game in the class league, which was scheduled to be played yesterday afternoon between '93 law and the High School eleven, was not played, on account of the wet weather...