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...shot, sticks were checked, and the ball unmolested went through the Princeton goal on the first bounce. About eleven minutes had been taken to score this goal and only seven more remained before the hour and a half were up. The play of Harvard was very vigorous in an attempt to tie the score and so prolong the play. theme, however, was called before anything more was done...
...water, then '87 and '86. After this the juniors commenced to pull away from the '86 boat at every stroke. '86 was not rowing in her usual good form, but was slashing considerable. The freshmen, meanwhile, were steering a perfectly straight course for the boat-house and made no attempt to get under the shelter of the wall. At the end of the mile, when the race was half over, '84 had gained a commanding lead, while '87 had crept ahead and was rowing about a length ahead of '85. The sophomores had fallen still more to the rear. From...
...third inning both nines went out in order for although LeMoyne for Harvard made a base hit, he was caught in an attempt to steal second...
...Harvard," says the News, "we understand there is no attempt made to run the paper in a remunerative way, but whatever surplus remains at the end of each year is put into a supper." This is good. For the benefit of the News, we would say that this is the first year that this paper has ever come out anywhere near even with its expenses, and that instead of a surplus for a supper, we have hitherto been forced to pay an assessment for our debts. We generally get the supper, but we pay for it ourselves. The News should...
...from perfect state, would have proved difficult and dangerous achievements. And as for the use of sails, the mere suggestion would probably have been considered a freak of insanity. Gradually, however, the readers of McGregor's lonely and adventurous cruise on the Nile, Jordan and other rivers, began to attempt like feats, and in this way there sprung up a desire for a more serviceable canoe, which has resulted in its attaining its present state of perfection. The application of ingenuity and skill and the constant study of the canoe have ended in the production of as many and varied...