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...Bellamy in his book, "Looking Backward." Clubs for the forstering and propagation of ideas of this nature are aheady in existence in many places, the Boston Nationalist club having among its members many men, known as powerful and great thinkers. As it is so late in the season no attempt at forming the club will be made this year, but next fall it is hoped that a club will be formed after the plan of these Nationalist clubs, and that it may possibly become a branch of the club in Boston. All present seemed, judging from their remarks...
...university as well. Harvard athletics have been in so precarious a state for the past few years that everything file this counts doubly against the whole system. Had the nine been beaten in a squarely played game nothing would have been said, but to be soundly thrashed without an attempt at resistance is a blot on Ninety-two's otherwise fair record which cannot soon be effaced...
...must play the game or forfeit it. Since it was decided to play it, the Harvard men should have done their best. Instead of this, however, with the express purpose of delaying the game, no one tried to play. Wood in especial distinguished himself. He made not the slightest attempt to pitch ball. He threw overhand or underhand just as it happened, and the ball was pitched back of the batsman as often as it was in front. The score was perfectly disgraceful. Occasionally Wood would take to tossing the ball easily over the plate. Then the Yale men would...
...third oh Watts scratch hit, and came in on a fearfully wild pitch, Watts going to third meanwhile. Payne also got his base on balls and stole second; he reached third on Osburn's out, but was put out on a double, play Hawley, Willard to Henshaw, in attempting to get home on Dana's easy hit to Hawley. Dean led off with a clean hit to left, stole second and came in on Linn's single. Linn got second on his hit and scored on Willard's single. Howland got his base on balls, reached third on Willard...
...huge practical joke which was attempted yesterday by sending out a number of bogus dean's summonses, was a piece of smartness which calls for severe condemnation. Fortunately the attempt was only partially successful, for the deception was discovered early in the day. As it was, it resulted in a great deal of inconvenience at the college office he joke had not even the merit of being funny and for silliness and freshness it would be hard to match...