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...Hemenway gymnasium, and was a decided success from every point of view. Previous meetings have been characterized by drawn out wrestling bouts and by slugging: on Saturday in the wrestling no fall took more than two minutes and a half, and the sparring although not especially scientific was devoid of mere slugging...
Belcher made Amherst's only run in the fifth inning on Quackenboss' fumble of an easy grounder, a wild pitch, and Henshaw's muff at the home plate of Howland's throw from centre. The game was not a close one, and therefore was devoid of any great interest. The day was chilly, also, and for that reason the attendance was not so large as it otherwise would have been. The spectators showed considerable enthusiasm, however, and Linn's quick fielding in especial called forth much applause. The Amherst men did not make any remarkably good plays...
...laid of an inclined plane. In order to attain something like uniformity of power and space between the first and the last half of the stroke, the pins are placed in front of the end of the slide. It should be understood that this stroke, properly rowed, is devoid of all jerking movements. Although the oar is actually "yanked" into the body, in order to toss the water from the blade and keep the boat jumping between the strokes, all jerking appearance is avoided by the simultaneous heave of the shoulders at the end of the stroke. Indeed, the dominent...
...gymnasium this year. The Athletic Association is always ready to urge new men to come forward, and it offers every means in its power by which the standard of indoor and outdoor athletics may be raised. An exhibition, however, like the first one in sparring on Saturday, which was devoid of every appearance of the slightest scientific excellence, cannot help but have an effect opposed to the purposes for which the meetings are held. The other events in the meeting were well contested, and a lively interest was shown by those present...
...other people has ever been so devoid of religion. They cared only for the present, and thought sensuous enjoyment the only end of life. Their theory was a half contemptuous polytheism and their indifference is shown by the fact that the men had no objection to giving up their idols at the command of Mohammed. Only the women tried to keep the household gods...