Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...University Nine played the first match-game of the season last Saturday with the Rollstones of Fitchburg. Not much was to be expected of the first game of a newly made-up nine. The game was long, and in general uninteresting, with occasional brilliant plays. The ground was execrable, and the infielders waited for the ball with but little hope of judging it correctly. Every man, with the exception of the outfielders, who did not have the opportunity, tried his hand at muffing with marked success. Hooper's pitching, as usual, deserves mention, and Tyng's line catch...
...from the different grades of the schools in which men are fitted; if the aim of the school be to send the largest number of men in "clear," a general knowledge of the required subjects is drilled into them, and a variety of "tips" and "choice phrases" give a brilliant and naturally bright scholar sufficient veneering to pass with distinction...
...superiority at base-ball must be conceded to Yale. This is the first break in a long and brilliant series of victories for Harvard, and it will take Yale many years of continuous success to wipe out the score against her. Our Nine deserve great credit for the steady pluck with which they played. The liberal arrangements made with the clubs were strictly carried out by Mr. Mitchell. In fact, Saratoga has in every way vindicated its character for straightforward dealing. The promises of the S. R. A. in regard to pool-selling, accommodations, etc., were observed with the most...
...races set for Wednesday, July 15, came off promptly. The Freshman race was remarkable for the brilliant spurt of the Princeton men at the finish, which gave them the race over Yale. On the whole, we are inclined to support the action of our Freshmen in not entering for the race. The interest taken in, and the good resulting from it is not sufficient to justify the expense and trouble, which had much better be concentrated on the University crew. Our entry in the single-scull race, Mr. Devens, pulled a very good race, taking into account the time...
...next day dawned with unusual promise. A northerly wind, a sky clear both of clouds and canker-worms, and a number of eligible young men in the graduating class, seemed to promise a remarkably brilliant Class-Day. Our anticipations were more than realized. Never did the old stairways creak beneath a fairer load; the rippling laughter of our lovely visitors echoed through the grim halls until even the College bell strove to take a softer tone, as if from envy. Coming from the South, I had invited but a very moderate number of friends, and, at a comparatively early hour...