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...ball closely, the latter recovering fumbles down the field on two occasions. The team play, however, was crude and the eleven seemed to outplay Bates by individual superiority. The backs, especially when team B was on the field, received very little interference from the line, and whenever they broke through were promptly smothered by Bates secondary defence...
...Williams and Amherst, but the difference in strength of the schedule of the three institutions practically eliminates the two New England colleges. Cornell, however, does have a serious argument with Princeton for the reason that the Tigers failed to defeat the Ithacans and the latter beat Pennsylvania, whose team broke even with Princeton, by winning three out of four games. Cornell, however, lost the series to Dartmouth, won and lost with Yale, but did not play Harvard, whose team also defeated Pennsylvania. The awarding of the baseball championship to Princeton is much a matter of opinion, but on the record...
...occasion of his removal to Chicago. On his return to Medford he was recommissioned captain, in 1858; was commissioned major, 1859, and in 1860, colonel of the 5th regiment of Massachusetts militia, which was one of the first regiments in the country to volunteer for service when the war broke out in 1861. He was the first mayor of the city of Medford...
...lengths in the rear at the Navy Yard. At the three-mile mark extremely rough water was encountered, which had forced the Yale eight to give up their time trial about half an hour previously. Just before the last half-mile was started the wash from a passing steamer broke up the swing for several strokes. The beat was then gradually quickened, reaching 36 at the finish. The wind and tide were following the crew, but the water in the last mile was so rough as to offset much of the advantage, so the showing made was very creditable...
Which once from off its olive broke...