Word: effort
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...misunderstanding on the part of Exeter's manager arose from his mistaken belief that Harvard had failed to let him know as soon as possible of her inability to play the game on the day scheduled. The question now arises whether or not Harvard made every effort to play a game on Wednesday, May 1, as arranged. Late Tuesday might it was found that the class team would have to be examined by Dr. Sargent before leaving town. Efforts were made the next morning to have this done, but the captain of the '91 nine did not succeed in getting...
...adequate expression. C. M. Thayer gave an intelligent, but not very forcible rendering of Hoar's "The Ordinances of 1787." W. L. Monro, who followed him, delivered Mrs. Runcie's "Anselmo the Priest." a piece which calls for considerable dramatic ability; his rendering of it was an excellent effort. W. H. Warren spoke Henry Clay's, "The Greek Revolution," in a remarkably intelligent manner. He thoroughly entered into the sarcastically indignant spirit of the oration, and gave it an almost perfect expression. After an intermission of five minutes, C. G. Morgan spoke Carl Schurz's oration on "The Emancipation Proclamation...
...last agreed upon to the satisfaction of both sides. There is no reason why thearrangment thus made should not be satisfactory in every way. The game at Cambridge is now close at hand and in the time which now remains the freshman nine will have to put forth every effort to strengthen itself. At present the prospects of winning are not very bright, but hard work and unceasing practice may bring success...
Ninety-one: Two-mile bicycle race-The competitors were R. H. Davis and K. Brown; Davis soon took the lead with Brown only a few feet behind. The same relative positions were maintained until the home stretch was reached, when Brown made a desperate effort to overtake Davis, but did not succeed, and Davis won in 6 minutes, 47 3-5 seconds. Davis' time for the first mile was 3 minutes, 32 seconds...
...make an effort to go to the theatricals, which, if those of last year be any criterion, should be good, and by their presence insure not only the prosperity of the Conference Francaise, but also the success of its efforts...