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...characterized, to quote Professor Wendell, as 'well-meaning and thoroughly amiable rot.' Under this classification, the first of the 'Two Sketches' is preeminent. The second is not bad, until one comes to the last paragraph. Up to this point there is a change of its being good but the effect is entirely thrown away out of the hasty and unartistic ending. The same fault is to be found with, 'A Disgrace to His Profession'; the last sentence is too tame but the rest of the story is good. The mucker-talk is well handled and there are several felicitous combinations...
...William Everett, contrasted the policy of the republicans, with nature, which always plants where the seed will grow. The republicans never suited their policy to the conditions under which it was to take effect...
...practice was anything but encouraging. The backs dropped the ball continually, and although the line men of the first eleven broke through readily they could not keep the men opposite them from doing the same. Cranston was again coaching the centre men, and as the practice progressed the good effect of the coaching was seen, for time after time Acton, Highlands, and Lewis broke through and tackled the backs of the second eleven; the men, however lined up slowly...
...done this year here. Still he says the time was slow, too slow for a winning crew. The Yale crew went over the course a little after our crew and made a good deal faster time. The reports said to have come from Mr. Robt. Cook to the effect of a fast team row last Thursday is a great mistake to say the least. It is hard to understand how he could possibly be so mistaken. But it is hard to credit all that is said to come from him. The rowing has improved a little since my last letter...
...London authorities have been working over the flags today. The Yale launch has been about them for a considerable time so that we shall expect to get no more reports pertaining to come from the Yale crew management to the effect that Mr. Keyes was present at the setting of the flags which were carried 100 Yards into Yale's course at the finish...