Word: windings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Very few students were aware that an event of some importance in boating would take place yesterday afternoon, and consequently few saw the mile race between the junior and the university crews. The tide was flowing in, and the wind was blowing from the starboard side, so that neither of the crews made very fast time. In the start at the Brookline bridge, eighty-six, by rowing a very fast stroke, man aged to lead the university crew for a short time. Gradually, however, the superior skill and muscle of the latter crew brought it to the front. When...
Some 1200 spectators, of whom three quarters were outside the fence witnessed the exhibition game with Dartmouth yesterday. The raw wind that swept across Jarvis Field was accountable for many of the errors made by both nines, but the playing was, on the whole, far from brilliant. The game was called promptly at four, with Dartmouth...
...great numbers in and around the quadrangle to celebrate their tug-of-war victory. The overture of the improvised orchestra, composed of fishhorns, policeman's rattles, cow bells, etc., lasted for a half hour or more. After they could shout no longer by reason of hoarseness and loss of wind caused by the blowing of their infernal horns, the freshmen began to raid grocers' back-yards for fuel for a bonfire. A hugh pile was soon collected in front of University, and quickly kindled. As soon, however, as the wood was fairly burning, the nightwatchman appeared on the scene with...
...sport of yesterday afternoon, though favored by every other condition of weather, was marred by the element that trap shooters most fear, a strong, gusty wind. In spite of this, however, the closing competition of the present series of matches was marked by good all-round shooting in the singles, while the work done in the doubles may be fairly termed excellent. In looking over the scores in Match A it was found that Mead, '87, was tied with J. N. Austin, '88, for second place, and the shoot-off resulted in a victory for Mr. Austin. Twelve members...
...present the men practice batting, catching, and pitching, take short spurts on the running track for their wind, and exercise on the chest weights...