Word: pins
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...fall the donor has built a track which, as far as advantages go, will put Williams on an equal footing with her rivals. The track is oblong in shape, fifteen feet wide and a sixth of a mile in circuit. It is very carefully underdrained and is composed of pin gravel covered to a depth of nine inches with cinders. The track is so arranged that the finish of the races will be opposite the grand stand which is also just back of the catcher's position in base ball. The upper end of the field has been cut down...
...ELLSWORTH.FOUND.- On the stairs of old Little's, a gold twist scarf pin with square stone in centre. Owner can obtain it at 11 Little's by proving property...
...exact number of inches the crew can slide fixed by the coach. In the Oxford and Cambridge crews this is from 15 to 151/2 inches, and is exactly the same for a long man as for a short man. The seat is then stopped 1,1/2 inches from the pin toward the bow. The only variable measurement in the whole boat is the distance from the pin to the stretcher. This rignecessitates a longer body-reach and a shorter slide than the American crews use, and causes an inevitable difference between the strokes...
...fill out application cards which may be found at Thurston's, and leave at 14 Holworthy or send to the secretary, 19 Garfield St., on or before Thursday, October 31. The secretary will be at 14 Holworthy, Wednesday, October 30, from 1 to 3 and members desiring the club pin and monogram can obtain them at that time...
...fill out application cards which may be found at Thurston's, and leave at 14 Holworthy or send to the secretary, 19 Garfield St., on or before Thursday, October 31. The secretary will be at 14 Holworthy, Wednesday, October 30, from 1 to 3 and members desiring the club pin and monogram can obtain them at that time...