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...slowly. The total height is slightly increased, through increase in length of the lower extremities, but the sitting height and girth of head, knees, instep, waist and the length of upper arm and foot are at first hardly altered. In the athletic class, the excess in development of the right arm tends to establish the fact that our popular games give more employment to the right arm than to the left...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Physical Characteristics of the Athlete. | 11/8/1887 | See Source »

...become thoroughly accustomed to their positions, learn to work well together, and know just how much confidence to place in each other. The result is that playing becomes a kind of second nature to them; they are necessarily quicker in their movement, and more on the alert to pounce right down on their prey without stopping to think about...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/7/1887 | See Source »

Trafford, right guard, blocks well. Must run harder when he gets the ball. Is inclined to fumble...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The University Foot-Ball Team. | 11/7/1887 | See Source »

...right of Ireland to home rule.- Nineteenth Century, Feb., 1887; Boston Daily Advertiser, Feb. 28, March 4, Sept...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: English 6. | 11/5/1887 | See Source »

...Fitness of the people; (b) right of all nations to self-government...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: English 6. | 11/5/1887 | See Source »