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...make the visit of the opposing nine a pleasant one. At one o'clock the game was called while the clouds which enshrouded the surrounding mountains seemed to presage a repetition of the Yale and Amherst ???. A strong wind was blowing from left field and the air was damp and chilly. The pitching was thus more uncertain than usual. Both ??? and Nichols seemed to have much difficulty in making their curves confirm to the fitful gusts of wind. The outfield was very soft, and many of the base hits would have been good for two basers on a hard field...
...unusually large crowd of spectators assembled on Holmes yesterday afternoon to witness the freshman games. The damp, chilly air made it unpleasant enough for the spectators, and doubly disagreeable for the thinly clad contestants. The only redeeming feature of the afternoon was the promptness with which the clerk of course, R. D. Smith, Jr., caused the events to be run off. The summary is as below...
...weights take up one side of the room, and when in use, the men on the flying rings have to stand aside. In fact, there is so very little room anywhere that pneumatic machines have to be used by the oarsmen, instead of hydraulic. The air is noisome and damp, and the room is unpleasantly dark. Having jotted these things down mentally, we turned to go; and the last thing that sang in our ears was the voice of the stroke saying,-"Ready deah boys, eye-glasses in place, row her fahst now, there's a Hahvahrd man looking...
After spending a delightful afternoon,- for callers, and especially Harvard callers, are not received in the evening-the visitor must tear himself away, thanking the Lasell authorities for their kind care over him in so cautiously seeing that he is far away before the damp chilly evening air has set in. He leaves Auburndale and goes happily home, rejoicing in his opportunity, and saying, "Long live Lasell...
...large limb was yesterday broken from a birch tree near the library, by the weight of the damp snow upon...