Word: moment
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...through the opposing team than at present; and there would be no use for a light, agile player, as, on account of the small team, it would be absolutely necessary to pick men for their ability to stop a rusher. A slip on a muddy spot at a critical moment, or a thousand other accidents, would be far more influential in determining the result of a game than they are at present, and therefore the skill on either side would not be fairly tried. The writer would probably discover by a trial that eleven men are barely sufficient to cover...
...main floor the system of ladders is in position at one end, and above the central hall is the iron framework which is to support all such apparatus as flying trapese, swinging rings, etc. All this is to be so arranged that at a moment's notice it can be swung up out of the way, leaving the centre of the hall entirely clear. There are to be parallel bars of all varieties, - of the ordinary sort, high parallels, ascending bars, bars up which one can walk like a step-ladder, and one pair which can be adjusted in whatever...
...number of inches, the whole is used, thus giving the legs sufficient opportunity to do their work. When the men are ready to receive the word "go," the seat is well under the body, the back and arms inclined forward, and the head in position to throw back, the moment the word for the start is heard. The whole stroke is what is known among sailors as a "fore and aft" swing...
...hence there will be increased interest in our national game. As regards the expensiveness of this scheme, it must be said that only two meetings of the Executive Committee will be necessary, and, as the expenses will be divided among a number of colleges, they will be of little moment compared with the advantages of the system...
Resting entranced a moment's space...