Word: clay
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Parker kicked off to Chapman, who ran the ball in 18 yards to the 36-yard line. C. Brown made four yards through Inches, and on the next play Clay fumbled, recovering the ball himself. Waters punted to Kennard who fumbled the ball on the University team's 50-yard line. Newhall getting the ball. Foster rushed the ball seven yards and then punted 50 yards, Kennard downing the ball over the line for a touchback. Waters kicked out to Newhall, and after a few gains a quarterback kick was tried, the ball going outside on the 31-yard line...
...north-east of Austin Hall. Large test holes have been dug at intervals at either end and along the sides of the intended site, for the purpose of ascertaining the condition of the ground. In depth they vary from 6 to 10 feet, and thus far only a soft clay-like soil has been found, which will enable the excavation to be carried on with great rapidity. Yesterday the tool houses and implements for digging were brought to the site...
...will deliver the first of his series of five lectures on "Hammurabi, King of Babylon," in Room 1 of the Semitic Museum, at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. His special subject will be "Hammurabi as Warrior, organizer, administrator and religious devotee." The lecture will be illustrated by lantern slides; clay books, and other objects from the time of Hammurabi...
...miles and led through the most characteristic sections of the country, including the famous gold mines of the Rand at Johannesburg, the great diamond mines of Kimberley, the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi river, and the so-called Dwyka glacial conglomerate of Permian date, a sheet of unstratified clay, and boulders covering an area of about 200,000 square miles, some account of which will be given by Professor Davis at the nest Geological Conference. The whole expedition, which occupied 110 days, was excellently managed and gave an immense amount of pleasure and information to those who took part...
...building. The third copy is miniature of the Hibrew Tabernacle in the wilderness. Other acquisitions are several small collections of cuneiform tablets and a few specimens of stone vases of the early Babylonian period; also a well preserved inscription of Nebuchadnezzar, of the sixth centuary B. C., on a clay tablet, and several fragments of Cappadocian tablets. There is also a collection of fifteen pieces of antique jewelry in gold and a gift, by Dr. W. M. Woodworth, of 84 copper coins from the Maldive Islands, bearing legends in Arabic Characters. Attention is called to the value of explorations...