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...hardly necessary to mention the minor directions; they are of less consequence, and the reasons for them are obvious. The eyes should be fixed on the neck of the man in front; the wrist near the machine should be held slightly curved upward, so as to shorten the corresponding arm; the elbows should be held close to the side, when the arms are bent; the swing forward should be extended until the hands are above the toes, (this distance, however, varies somewhat with individuals); the body should always swing directly over the keel of the boat, never swerving to either...
...beat Conover of Princeton, 6-2, 6-1. In the third round Knapp beat Sears, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, and Taylor beat Brinley one set, 6-2, and the score was 1-1 on the second, when Taylor fell and broke or twisted a tendon of his wrist and the play went to Brinley by default. The finals in the singles between Brinley and Enapp were very exciting. The first set stood seven to seven when time was called on account of darkness. In the doubles the Harvard team beat Phelps and Chase of Amherst...
...fifth inning, Nichols, who from lack of practice, caused by the injury to his wrist, seemed to have lost all control of the ball, went out to centre field and Winslow came in to pitch. For Yale, Bremner made a run on a base on balls, a steal, and Smith's fumble of Hopkins' hit. Then again, play was stopped for a time to wait for another shower to pass over. When it cleared up and the game was resumed, Nichols made a base hit, but was forced out at second by Coolidge. Coolidge stole second but the next...
Student duels are rather mild performances in most instances. The German method of fencing has very little of the grace and science of the French style, requiring only great strength and flexibility of the wrist. The sword used, spear they call it, is about three feet long, sharpened eight inches on one side, and sixteen inches on the other, with a blunt end. This is grasped in the right hand so that the arm crosses the face diagonally. The hand is protected by a basket hilt of iron, the arm and chest by impenetrable coverings. The left hand is held...
...which was announced as postponed last Saturday, in the hands of the executive committee of the Athletic Association, they have unanimously decided that it is against the precedent of the association to allow a bout to be postponed except when a bye occurs, and inasmuch as Mr. Blodgett's wrist was in such a condition that Dr. Dargent could not have allowed him to continue sparring on Saturday the 22d, the final bout and prize in the light weitht are awarded to Mr. Bradley...