Word: blowing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Naturally a genial and companionable man, Minot had an unusually large circle of friends, and the news of his untimely death will be a severe blow to them...
...interested in our foot-ball team that anything else here at present. For once in her history Princeton feels completely disheartened about her chances for the championship. The fates seems to have set their faces dead against us. The failure of Cook and Moore to return was the first blow our hopes received. Then Wagenhurst, who was elected captain in Cook's place, was injured and it is now doubtful if he will be able to play at all this season. Now Church, '88 and Black, '88, who played endand next to end are laid up, for how long...
...slide no amount of rowing together would equalize the stroke; the short man would have to catch later or finish later than the long man, the result of which is, of course, unsteadiness in the boat and diminution of speed; for racing craft are so narrow that the blow of the blade as it takes water and the jerk as it leaves the surface are enough to give a lurch which causes the oars on the other side to foul at some point on the recover...
First Bout - Thayer and Dame sparred the first bout. The first round was quickly opened by Thayer who got in a body blow on his opponent. Dame replied with some straight leads with his left which reached home nearly every time. Thayer was quick on countering and ducked in a puzzling way. The second round was even more lively than the first. Dame got in an upper cut at an opportune moment when Thayer had ducked and not guarded his head. Dame countered with his left in fine style. Towards the end of the round both were somewhat winded...
...regular as clock-work. When the instant arrives, click goes the machinery and down falls the blow. So it is with our annually recurring complaints. Spring puts in an appearance, and with it must come its appropriate complaint. But you will say when you hear this particular complaint, "Oh that is the old one of 'keep off the grass!' " So it is. But why do we utter again the time-worn and useless cry? Truly, only because we think it has neither of these two qualities. Time-worn it may seem to some, however, but thereby only the more...