Word: wind
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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ATHLETICS.Amateur Championships. - The third annual competitions for the American Amateur championships were held at New York, Oct. 12, on the N. Y. A. C. grounds. The weather was cold and raw, and the wind high. The 200-yards was won by W. C. Wilmer in 10 sec, the best American amateur time on record. The half-mile was won by E. Merritt, in 2 min. 5 1/4 sec.; best time, 2 min. 2 4/5 sec., by same man. Running high-jump, H E. Ficken, 5 ft. 5 in. Best record, 5 ft. 6 1/2 in., by J. P. Conover. Putting...
...fling the book unto the boisterous wind...
...wind sings a softer tune...
...return game with Brown was played in Providence on Friday, June 7. A high wind prevailed, rendering hard batting impossible. The game was fairly interesting up to the ninth inning, when six errors by Brown, base-hits by Thayer and Fessenden, and a sacrifice hit by Ernst gave Harvard four runs. Errors by Thayer, Wright, and Ernst and two passed balls gave Brown a run in the ninth. In the eighth inning base-hits by Howe and Nunn and a sacrifice hit by Thayer gave Harvard an earned run. Ernst and Howe did most of the work for Harvard, while...
...time made by R. Bacon in the quarter-mile run equals the best amateur time made in America; and when it is taken into consideration that the track was heavy and the wind was blowing in the face of the contestants, the records are very satisfactory and encouraging...