Word: winterizing
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...series of winter meetings of the H. A. A. was well inaugurated by the meeting of Saturday last. For some weeks past all indications had pointed to a meeting of unusual interest, and the event fully justified the expectations. The ample seating accommodations of the gymnasium were taxed to the utmost by the large audience which is invariably present at the winter sports. Among the faces in the graduates' seats were many that are familiar to the college men of to-day, while the presence of an occasional grey head served to show that the graduates of longer standing still...
TUG-OF-WAR.As soon as the last wrestling event was over, there was the usual rush which occurs at "first days" of winter meetings to secure good positions near the rope. After room had been made for the contesting teams, a long delay ensued before they put in an appearance. They were: '88 team, E. A. Pease, J. R. Purdon, P. Chase and F. G. Balch (anchor); '87 team, W. S. Allen, J. S. Russell, F. Remington and T. Scott (anchor). Mr. Storrow, '85, manipulated the indicator ball ropes, and Mr. Morrison, '83, the referee started the pull at about half past...
...stewards and "ushers," except in getting in everybody's light. There was no one to summon the contestants in sparring at the beginning of each round. This made it necessary for the referee, Mr. O'Reilly to do this himself, something which we have never seen done at a winter meeting before, and hope never to see again. The idea of the stewards standing idly about, and allowing the oldest gentleman acting as an officer to do their work, was not an act of very great courtesy. Another feature, not of importance, perhaps, but, nevertheless, well omitted was the presence...
...doubtful if any performance on the double flying trapeze will take place this winter...
...contestants in the late winter meetings at Yale was a one-legged man. He made a good record in the fence-vault...