Word: ebb
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 20.- Saturday afternoon the 'Varsity rowed three miles on time, which will be their last hard work before the race. The conditions were very poor, with a following wind, rough water, and an ebb tide. As a result the boat was half filled with water during the first mile, and the time was slow. From now on all efforts will be devoted to perfecting the time and uniformity of the swing...
...Zangwill justified in calling Mr. Stevenson's Ebb-Tide a "masterpiece"? (See Critic, Nov. 24, 1894, p.343...
...state of affairs in the association's finances which is decidedly unfortunate. Last year it was pretty clearly shown by the small number of entries for the winter meetings and by the small attendance that interest in them was for that year at least at a very low ebb. Doubtless these meetings have been one of the causes of the present deficit in the treasury. They cost money and bring a very inadequate return. Moreover, we remember at least one outdoor meeting last year when there were practically no spectators at all. The cause of the trouble, however, is rather...
...shut-out by Holy Cross on our own grounds ought to mark the lowest ebb of our baseball for this year. Of course the team was all shaken up and the men were unused to their position, yet the five errors that were made, bad as they were, were not the worst feature of the game. By good pitching the Holy Cross men were held down to two runs, and, by any ordinary playing, the 'varsity would easily have beaten out this score, but their aggressive work was simply lifeless. They lost a chance to score in the first with...