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...requested to buy their admission tickets for the Yale game on Saturday at Leavitt and Peirce's in order to avoid a crush at ticket office...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 6/22/1888 | See Source »

...feet. This will give the west crew deeper water than it has formerly had. For two miles the course is unchanged, but after the two-mile flag the course bends west, then strikes straight for the finish. The finish flag will be nearer the Groton shore than usual to avoid the docks used in building the new railroad bridge which will cross the river here...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New London. | 6/19/1888 | See Source »

...away some of their books, clothing, furniture, etc., instead of selling them, provided arrangements could be made by which such supplies should be carefully distributed or lent to persons who need them. In particular a lending library of text-books is proposed by the aid of which men could avoid the expense of buying some of the books used in college courses. Accordingly in April last a circular was sent to a number of men in college. The purpose at the present time is to remind those men of that circular and to bring the matter before the whole college...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/7/1888 | See Source »

...great success in point of the number of entries. The wrestling brought out an unusual number of men, while the entries for sparring far exceed those of last year. The doors of the gymnasium will be opened at one o'clock as usual, in order to avoid a jam, and the first event will be started promptly at two. The entries are here given. The events will come off in the following manner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The First Winter Meeting of the H. A. A. | 3/10/1888 | See Source »

Harvard has held the championship in lacrosse for three successive years, and there is no reason why another year should not be added to her series of victories. However, Princeton will exert every nerve, and we must do the same if we would avoid defeat. The team will make several trips next spring-one to Princeton, one to play Stevens, and probably one to New York, as was done last year. The Lacrosse Association is out of debt, and indeed, under the excellent management of last year, has retained a small surplus. This is then the condition of the Lacrosse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lacrosse Team. | 2/20/1888 | See Source »

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