Word: wet
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...think that really well placed and deadly punting of the most useful variety may take its date from the Harvard-Yale game of 1898, when Haughton was dropped back from tackle to do the kicking in a driving rain, and with a wet football--and anyone who has handled a wet football would be an easy winner in a greased pig contest--Haughton kicked to spots that could have been covered with the skin of gooseberry had they not already been covered by crimson jerseys. It was probably the finest piece of all round punting in the history...
...Deutscher Verein after five hard innings took the measure of the Cercle Francais on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon to the tune of 14 to 13. The final score is more or less problematic because the last of the three umpires, about to announce the score, slipped on wet ground and broke his word. The knock-out drops of Francke and Pabst were too much for the Frenchmen who passed out repeatedly after three feeble whiffs at the pellet. The afternoon was voted a most successful one by all present...
...improving the present situation, such as reserving courts in advance, have been proposed. But such schemes are at best merely palliative. The only adequate remedy is the construction of more courts. And Soldiers Field is the only permanently available ground. The argument that Soldiers Field is too exposed and wet is at best only an excuse. With the provision of wind breaks and foundation beds adequately drained, or by the use of the new creosote block surfacing, excellent courts could be secured...
...true Hardwick and Mahan, of Harvard were handicapped against Princeton by a wet, heavy ball with little resistance, but under the best of conditions it is probable that Guernsey and Knowles will outpunt them upon almost each exchange...
Play in the tennis tournament for the University championship titles in singles and doubles was resumed yesterday after being held up since Friday by wet weather...