Word: triangular
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that the proposed changes in the make-up of the base-ball association, extremely radical as they are, should have stirred the college community to its depths. When the proposition was first made it was generally looked upon with favor. The idea of boiling the association down to a triangular one, composed of the three leading base-ball colleges, was attractive. It gave promise of more interesting games, larger gate receipts, and a raising of the standard of the game generally. This feeling did not last until the mass meeting, however. The more men thought over the matter, the greater...
...Wednesday afternoon a large mass meeting was held at New Haven to take action upon the question of joining a new base-ball league in preference to the old. An almost unanimous sentiment was expressed against forming a triangular league with Princeton and Harvard; but a new league, leaving out Dartmouth, Brown and Amherst, seemed to find many adherents. After an animated discussion, it was voted to allow the base-ball management to join any league it thought best, except the one with Princeton and Harvard. It seems most likely that the managers will favor Williams against Columbia...
...inches in height are formed, which travel in a circular direction and form whirlpools about seven feet in diameter. When the men first began to row ordinary oars were used, but it was found too hard work to use them in such a small space of still water. Then triangular shaped pieces, comprising two-thirds of the blades, were cut out, thus allowing part of the water to rush through the oars. This experiment is working well, and the men row easily and in good shape. - N. Y. Star...
...triangular plot of lawn about John Harvard's statue is alive with throwers of the ball every evening after supper...
Yesterday afternoon, according to announcement, the Canoe Club held their annual fall race. The course was triangular, with the starting point near Union boat-house. The first half mile was in a northwesterly direction, the second half mile in a southeasterly direction, and the last two miles from there straight back to boat-house. The contestants were F. J. Proctor, '87, A. G. Webster, R. G., E. K. Dunham, M. S., and T. Dunham M. S. At first there was no wind, but when about half over the course a light breeze sprang up. The race was close throughout between...