Word: footed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Marylebone Tennis Club, of England, has effected some radical changes in the rules of Lawn Tennis, which will soon be published as amended. The service line is to be moved a foot nearer the net, making the distance 21 feet instead of 22 feet, as formerly, which will make straight arm-cuts in serving much more difficult to execute than under the old rules. Also, the player is prohibited from leaning over the net to strike the ball, but is compelled to wait until it is on his side of the net before he hits it. We are sorry that...
...walked along absorbed in speculations upon the probable characteristics of these maiden collegians, I was startled by a slight cough, and upon looking up I found myself in the immediate presence of a very young and pretty girl, who was sitting reading, or pretending to read, at the foot of a large maple-tree whose branches overhung the water. Being a Boston man, my first impulse was to beg pardon for my unintentional intrusion, and beat a hasty retreat; but, upon perceiving my intention, the maiden, somewhat to my surprise, remarked, with more amiability than grammatical accuracy...
...MOVEMENT is on foot among the New England colleges to have, as near as possible, uniformity in the requisition for admission. This is done for the benefit of the fitting schools...
...enter into athletics from a gentlemanly desire to excel in them, and he commands the interest of all those who like to witness contests where there is no doubt of the earnestness and honesty of the competitors. This has hitherto made our intercollegiate rowing and base-ball and foot-ball take such a prominent hold on the public interest. We have proved in the first two that gentlemen can equal, if not excel, those who turn pastime into a profession; and there is no reason why the same excellence should not be attained in every other branch of sport. Thus...
...MOVEMENT is on foot to establish a chess club in the College...