Word: wind
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...scores made at the meeting of the Harvard Shooting Club yesterday afternoon were, in spite of the high wind, much better than those of last week. As there was not the requisite number of entries match C was closed. The scores in the two other matches were as follows...
...meeting of the Harvard Shooting Club was held yesterday afternoon at Watertown. A very high cold wind prevailed, making it very uncomfortable shooting, and making the birds fly very poorly. In spite of the fact that very few members were present, the three regular monthly meetings were started, which were shot on very low scores...
...Harvard freshman eleven defeated the freshman team from Yale on Jarvis field Saturday by a score of 36 to 4. The day was perfect for foot-ball, the wind being light and the ground in fine condition. A large number of spectators watched the game, among whom were many ladies...
Play was called at 2 45, Yale with the ball, Harvard in the west end of the field favored by a light wind. Yale used the V trick but gained only four yards, kicked. Harvard getting the ball forced it up the field by rushes of Newell, Wadsworth and Lee to Yale's five-yard line when it went to Yale on a foul. Yale made a short punt and Wadsworth by a sharp run caught the ball on the twenty-yard line, when it again went to Yale on four downs. Sharp work by Cranston and Curtis forced Yale...
Yale won the toss and chose the north end of the field, taking advantage of the light wind. The ball was passed to Hodge from the kick-off, but he was downed before he gained ten yards. A sharp rush by Channing advanced the ball twenty yards and short runs by Black and Cowan carried it close to Yale's goal line. Here the ball went to Yale, and Gill getting it, carried it well toward the centre of the field. Bull punted and Ames returned. After kicking by both backs the ball went finally to Yale on Princeton...