Word: dumbness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Yesterday the chest weight exercise was omitted in all the sections of the Mott Haven team and the men merely went through the dumb-bell drill. This was in order to have time to run the sprinters a trial 220 yards. The men did not race, but each ran separately on time. The distance men were given a rest after their hard work of Monday and merely jogged a few laps slowly...
...candidates for the senior crew met yesterday for the first time since the Christmas recess. The same men who were training before the vacation made up the twelve candidates. The men practiced on the rowing machines in the gymnasium, and the usual work on the pulley weights and dumb bells was supplemented by a short...
Lacrosse training begins today. The first squad meets in the Carey cage at 11 o'clock; the second at 1.30. The training will begin with stick work in the cage, practice in catching, picking up, throwing goals, etc.; then dumb-bell and chest weight exercise in the Gymnasium, followed by a short...
...ninety-seven crew practiced on the machines in the Gymnasium for the second time yesterday afternoon. The men have been divided into three crews irrespective of merit, and will continue to work in this way until after Christmas. Besides the work on the machines the men are put through dumb bell exercises every day, after which they take a run up to Porter's Station...
...candidates for the ninety-seven crew began work yesterday afternoon. About twenty-five men responded to the call for candidates and were given light work with dumb-bells, after which they took a short run up North Avenue. Nearly all of the members of last year's freshman crew are at present rowing with the 'varsity squad, but as the new men have all had more or less experience in rowing, a good crew is practically assured. The men will begin work on the machines almost immediately...