Word: winded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...announcement of the team match between Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania attracted some fifty spectators to the grounds of the Shooting Club, at Watertown, yesterday afternoon. Barring the wind, the conditions were favorable enough. The wind, however, was a gusty one, blowing directly across the range, and it proved a puzzler to the visitors. The match was begun at 3 o'clock, when the first shot for Harvard was fired. At end of the first round, Harvard had a lead of six birds, which at the end of the second was increased to seven, and then then...
...only contestant, succeeded in making his mile in 6 minutes, 59 1-2 seconds breaking the previous Harvard record of 7 minutes, 1 second, held by E. C. Wright, '86. Bemis walked in excellent form, and his success was the more remarkable on account of a strong east wind, which made good work difficult...
Blodgett's dodging and Simson's throwing were the features of the game. A number of ladies braving the northwest wind saw the game to the finish...
Saturday was a bad day for ball. The sky became clear early in the afternoon but a terrific wind was blowing that prevented heavy hitting, and as it blew directly in from the out-field drove many flies beyond the foul flags, and stopped thereby several three-base hits or perhaps home runs...
...weight sparring. Dame led with his left and Grew replied with a lively rally. Dame used his left and kept away from a good many of Grew's swinging rights. Grew hit several body blows. He kept up the same game in the second round and seemed intent on winding Dame. Dame replied to a swinging right with a straight right and left, both of which hit squarely. Grew forced the fighting and kept trying to land his right. Dame ducked very prettily. As in his bout with Clement Grew did good leading with his left in the third round...