Word: throwing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...them are almost as bad as no books at all. It is a good plan, by the way, to keep one or two volumes on various subjects lying carelessly on your table. As for the choice of books I need not say much. You are not fool enough to throw away your money on second-rate second-hand editions of ancient classics, nor yet to overload yourself with modern English novels. French novels are all right, and a few of them will help your reputation as a linguist. The only rule that I shall bore you with is never...
...Some of the foot-ball rules at Princeton are as follows: No player shall throw or carry the ball. No tripping shall be allowed, nor shall any player use his hands to hold or push an adversary. No player shall wear spikes or iron plates on his shoes...
...times were as follows: Quarter-mile run, 58 1/4 s.; half-mile run, 2 m. 24 1/4 s.; one-mile walk, 8 m. 39 1/2 s.; 100-yard dash, 11 1/4 s.; sack-race, 50 yards, 13 1/2 s.; mile run, 6m. 18 3/4 s. The base-ball throw was 323 ft.; the running high jump, 4 ft. 11 in.; running long jump...
...smoking, talking small gossip, and playing occasional games of poker for undergraduate stakes. And you will not find it difficult to pass most of your mornings in a way which will secure the favor of the Faculty. If any popular movement is on foot, you had better throw aside your work for the time being, and take part in it. But in ordinary times you will find that your evenings will give your classmates quite as much of your company as they will be apt to want, and will, very probably, give you rather too much of theirs. Evenings ought...
...Harvard. From this point until the eighth inning, the score was unchanged, the play of both nines being marked by sharp fielding and weak batting. In the eighth inning Joseph retired on a fly to pitcher. Parks struck an easy grounder to Sawyer, who, after fumbling it, failed to throw it to first in time. Leonard batted to Sawyer, and was put out at first, Parks in the mean while reaching second. O'Rourke struck sharp to Thayer, who, after making a pretty stop, threw wild to Wright, letting in Parks and sending O'Rourke to third. Murnan, after purposely...