Word: wind
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...with a score of 192 out of a possible 250. Princeton was second with 167, Harvard third with 146, and Pennsylvania fourth with 143. C. H. King, of Yale, won the cup offered for the high man with a score of 43 out of a possible 50. The strong wind made a good scoring difficult...
...play, and Harlow and Pearson at the back line. The closest match was between Dixon and Pearson, the latter winning the third set by the narrow margin of 8 games to 6. The playing of Captain Morse against Captain Richardson was especially brilliant, in spite of the stiff wind, which made accurate tennis most difficult...
...springing beat of their naked feet Like a breath of wind beat the tender grass...
...YORK, May 9.--The rowing of the Columbia crew today was somewhat hindered by a strong east wind, but the men rowed well together, and put a great deal of life into their work. Coach Rice was dissatisfied with the work of Starbuck at number 4, and Gillies was substituted for him. The boat seemed to go more smoothly after the change. Several quarter-mile sprints were taken by the crew, in which the men showed good rhythm. Von Saltza has completely recovered from his illness and is rowing a strong...
More than 100 men competed in the annual field-day sports, which were held on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. Although no records were broken, several of the events were run off in creditable times. The weather was rather chilly, but there was little wind, and the track was in excellent condition...