Word: wet
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University baseball squad held a short outdoor practice yesterday afternoon on the Freshman diamond. Although the work in the Cage has been fairly satisfactory of late, yesterday's practice was very ragged, due chiefly to the wet condition of the field, which made fast fielding and accurate throwing impossible. For this reason no estimate of the present development of the team, or of the prospects for a creditable showing in the early games is possible. The work consisted entirely of fielding practice for the infield and outfield, the men lining up in the following order: Stephenson, c.; McCarthy, 1b.; McCall...
...many years the records of the Medical Visitor's office show an increase in illness among the students with every snowstorm. This increase is especially marked if the weather conditions during and after the storm make the walking very wet. There is no more danger of taking cold at such a time than at any other provided the feet are kept dry and warm. To keep the feet dry when there is fresh fallen or melting snow on the ground some kind of a rubber or overshoe is essential. I have yet to see a "water-proof" shoe which...
...first Vesper Service of the year will be held in Appleton Chapel this afternoon at 5 o'clock. The following program will be rendered: "O Lord How Manifold Are Thy Works," Barnby; "Praise the Lord O Jerusalem," Maunder; "Each Blade is Wet with Dew," Bach...
Owing to the wet condition of the courts no matches in the fall tennis tournament were played yesterday...
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...