Word: spaces
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...seems strange that this game must be given up when the warm weather approaches. Many men play this game who have neither the desire, ability nor means of indulging in other outdoor sports. At a comparatively small cost hand-ball courts can be erected in the open air; the space used will be small and the running expenses will be nothing...
...except possibly by hearsay, and about whom he never will know anything until he leaves the window-seat which he is supposed to occupy, and comes down to the ground of common-sense. In the first place, by no means all of the Boston papers pay their correspondents by space-rates. I can mention two notable exceptions, the Advertiser and the Herald. In this way at least a good part of the writer's argument falls flat: the correspondents of these papers can have no incentive for "padding." In the next place, I know that there is not a single...
...regretted that the writer has seen fit to apply to himself a general criticism of so real an abuse, thereby compelling us to give so much space to a story already worn threadbare...
...first plan, there would be a wreath around the old tree from four to seven feet from the ground; men would have to wear ordinary clothes and the seats would be limited to about 3400. The main objections that have been raised to this plan are: (1) the old space is too small both for satisfying the demand for tickets and for accommodating the contestants; (2) if the large majority of the class participate there will be too much of a crush; (3) on account of this crush the success of the scheme depends absolutely on the conduct...
...four scrimmages similar to Plan One but with less than one hundred men in each. It would do away with excessive pressure, maneuvering for positions, and limited seats. The objections to this plan are: (1) it would do away with the old tree; (2) it would make the beautiful space behind University unsightly...