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...Morison, '83, and Walker, '84, from Harvard and Carr, '83, from Yale. Morison immediately took the lead followed closely by the other contestants, but the pace Morison set was too much for the others and by the second lap he had a long lead with the other contestants strung along for a distance of a hundred yards. It was expected that Morison would beat the record but he had a strong wind against him on the home stretch and no contestant was near enough to urge him. He crossed the line in the fine time of 4 minutes...
...Allen flied out to Rhett. For Brown, Shedd was given first base on called balls. Durfee hit a hot one at Coolidge's feet, taking first and sending Shedd to second. Seagraves struck out. Gunderson made a hit to right field, filling the bases. Wadsworth sent a slow grounder along first base line. Smith threw home a little wild, and Shedd scored. Nichols dropped the third strike on Rhett, and touched the home plate, putting out Durfee, who was forced out by Rhett's becoming a base-runner. He then threw Rhett out at first...
...most promising plan would be to build a fence of the description given by one of your correspondents along Jarvis and Oxford streets. This would not be so great an eyesore as a fence completely around the grounds, and would effectually prevent any one seeing a game without paying. For when the laboratory and dormitory on North avenue are finished there will be no entrances to the field except such as can be easily guarded...
...about 34 to the minute and seemed to be rowing well within themselves, '85 was rowing 33, '84, 32 and '86, 30. At this point '83 was about a length ahead of the '84 shell, which led the freshmen about half a length, while the sophomores were struggling along in the rear...
...Higginson related a humorous anecdote at his recent lecture, in illustration of the theory which many persons hold, that a narcotic of some kind is necessary for every one. While Mr. Higginson was travelling along the border of Kansas, a cattle ranger came through the cars, anxiously inquiring of every passenger whether they had any tobacco. All returned a negative answer, and, when at last the man reached Mr. Higginson, he was almost in despair. "You haven't got any tobacco 'round you?" he queried, in a pathetic tone. "No," was the reply...