Word: strength
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Boston, this evening, and engage in a friendly contest. All the Harvard men will play separate games simultaneously against Mr. Prentiss Cummings, one of the strongest players of the Boston Club. The Chess and Whist Club has accepted the invitation, as it will give a good chance to compare strength with outside players, and will send the following delegation: H. Webster, Gr., R. D. Brown, '90, L. W. Chamberlin, '90, O. Everett, '91, H. A. Davis, '91, F. M. Brown, '90, and F. W. Nicolls...
...that we have few of the qualities for a successful leader. Therefore we turn away and say that another must start the work and then we shall give our help. If we would only surrender self to God, we should find that He would give us the grace and strength to perform successfully any duty to which He might call...
...undergraduate difficulties. In this particular instance the reasons for granting the petition were obviously sound. We must also congratulate Harvard on the abrogation of this rule that has for some time past sadly hampered captains of their teams in the attempt to secure practice games with nines of sufficient strength. The employment of professional trainers and the erection of a rowing tank argues a renewed interest in athletics for the coming season that we note with great pleasure, showing as it does that the college has not become discouraged by the difficulties of the past year...
...difference in weight of the two contestants is of no moment. A difference of a few pounds in the weight of two heavyweights would not be considered of much importance; but this disparity in the case of featherweights is of the greatest moment. The difference in the comparative strength of the blows delivered by the 125-pound man and those of a man weighing but 118 pounds can hardly be over-estimated. As this is recognized as a truism by all sparrers, many men in past years have been deterred from entering our meetings on account of the very inequality...
...able to gain the good will of all without sacrificing his dignity. His administrative abilities are said to be marked; he has tact and energy and is always ready in an emergency. For his scholarship much is claimed. His study has been profound; he has a remarkable grasp and strength of thought, and in his special branch is said to be the most able instructor in the West...