Word: wind
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...monthly meeting of the Shooting Club took place on the Soldiers' Field yesterday afternoon and the postponed match for the Founders Cup was shot off. Owing to the very high wind and coldness of the day, shooting was very difficult and in consequence the score are unusually low. Each man shot at fifteen birds and the six best scores are as follows...
...finals in the tennis tournament for second place were played yesterday afternoon between C. A. Gould '93 and T. Ewing L. S. The cold wind and the early darkness interfered somewhat and kept away many spectators. The first set was long and hotly contested, Gould and Ewing showing themselves very evenly matched. At one time the score was 5 to 3 in Gould's favor, and a little later it was 6 to 5 in Ewing's favor. The latter finally...
...Jarvis Field yesterday afternoon and was again won by Trafford. The candidates had three trials at each distance 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 yards. The 25, 35 and 45 yard kicks being drop and the others place kicks. The scores are rather low owing to the high wind which was blowing. Following is score in full...
...thirty-five minute halves were played. At 3.10 the elevens lined up as follows, Harvard at the west end of the field. with the wind at her back...
Harvard had the east end of the field, the wind in her face, and the ball. Like went behind the wedge and was downed only after a good gain. Mason did some good blocking on the right end and Fearing ran around for six yards. Trafford tried to break Amherst's centre but tailed. Lake worked the right end successfully, and then Cobb tried Fearing around the left end. Bond was easily pushed aside by Raley, who tackled Fearing prettily...