Word: dumbness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Mott Haven team. The team as a whole has been doing good work during the past month, perhaps better than ever before. Every day, soon after four o'clock, the running and jumping squad begins exercise on the chest weights. This is followed by jumping, vaulting and light dumb-bell exercise. As a large development of muscle is not conducive to lightness and speed, none of the exercises are long continued. They are expected to give the men suppleness; and without strict training to prepare them to get into racing condition as soon as the track opens in the spring...
...large number of men are trying for the junior crew. As yet no exercise has been taken, except at the chest-weights and with the light dumb-bells, but in a few days the candidates will begin work on machines. Yesterday afternoon the following men were at the gymnasium with Capt. Adams: Baldwin, Blossom, Homans, Cabot, Garrison, Page, Peale, Gleason, Carpenter, Appleton, Hervey and Davis...
...HEAVY DUMB BELLS.3.35 p.m. Eight entries...
...CREW LIGHT DUMB-BELLS.3.45 p.m. Ten entries...
...CREW DUMB-BELL DRILL.3.55 p.m. Nine entries...