Word: wet
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...natural that some should drop matches or cigarette stubs or scraps of paper as they go. But if everyone would use the receptacle at the top of the steps, placed there to hold such odds and ends, it would greatly improve the approach to the building. Moreover, tobacco, when wet by rain, makes an ugly stain on the stone...
...first day of spring football practice, held yesterday afternoon in a cold, wet drizzle, was very unsatisfactory to those who are directing the brief two-weeks' work-out. They had hoped for a large enough squad of veterans and possibilities to warrant some early speculation on the probable strength of the 1916 eleven, but only 25 candidates reported. Among these were Captain H. H. Dadmun '17, C. A. Coolidge, Jr., '17 and T. C. Thacher '18. Field Coach L. H. Leary '05 was on hand to look over the material which he will have to handle, but Coach Haughton...
...wet, slippery field, and a dark, heavy mist over the Stadium came along yesterday to add to the present difficulties of the University football team...
...long talk in the Locker Building and a half-hour's signal drill in the Cage, but dissatisfied with the showing being made lately, Coach Haughton wound up the afternoon's work by staging a hard scrimmage on the field. The play was impeded by the thick mist and wet turf, but before it was stopped at 5 o'clock by utter darkness, every man was sent in to take part. No scoring was made, for the University team could not make consistent progress through the seconds' line, this being the only safe method of attack on the slippery field...
...Freshman baseball team continued its victories by defeating St. Mark's 9 to 6 at Southboro on Saturday. Although both teams were handicapped by the wet grounds and cold weather, the Freshman team took advantage of its opportunities and was never headed. Wyche's home run in the second was the feature. Innings, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9--R H E Freshmen, 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 9 16 1 St. Mark...