Word: winded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...shooting yesterday in spite of the high wind was very much above the average. The best shooting was done by the following...
...does not seem very bad to hold off for two weeks in the fall before beginning to train for the foot-ball season. Yet any one who has, knows to his cost how far behind the others he is when he comes into training work. How short of wind he is! How tired he gets! In a week or two more he is, so he thinks, all right. But by the first of November he has a fit of the "blues" or does not sleep; and he wonders why he has got over-trained...
...clinch, and just as time was called he got in a hard, straight left-hander. The second round was harder, and both men were less careful not to get hit, preferring to counter rather than ward off the blows. Ashe struck Curtis many body blows, evidently trying to wind him. Towards the end of the round both men acted tired, although there was no sign of weakness in the force of their blows. The third round opened in a lively manner, Ashe getting in several lefts on Curtis jaw. He also tried to wind Curtis, and towards...
...lack of wind made the surface very smooth, but rowing was rather difficult, owing to the strong ebb-tide that was flowing and which swerved around the various turns at a very rapid rate...
...rose en masse and shouted like wild Indians. They waved their hats and pounded with their "bangers" until the rest of the audience became timid. The flag remained in full view of the audience for about ten minutes. But this could not last long. The sophomores began to get wind of the affair and they came from all directions and tried to move on the flag. But the faithful supe had secured the flag and made himself very scarce. The sophs could not approach through the barricade on the front seats. They tried to get in at the rear...