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...contest between the College "boys," who occupy, in the depths of the reporter's mind, an indefinite position somewhere between a "mucker" and a Prussian count. Jarvis is not to be filled with the beauty of Cambridge, attracted by the prospects of an exciting struggle; but the wretched field is to see nothing more inspiriting than practice-playing, or, at best, the slaughter of such noble game as the King Philips or the Tufts...
...played, - the Bostons scoring five to the Harvards' six. The Bostons presented their full strength, with the exception of White, who had been expected to arrive that morning, but was believed to have been detained at Hartford. McVey took his place at the home base; Hall going to right field. The Harvards, for the first time this year, presented their regular Nine; Thatcher succeeding Bettens as catcher...
...Tyler, captain. The men have been placed as follows: T. S. Bettens, '74, catcher; S. H. Hooper, '75, pitcher; J. F. Kent, '75, first base; A. G. Hodges, '74, second base; J. A. Tyng, '76, third base; H. C. Leeds, '77, short stop; C. T. Tyler, '74, left field. The two remaining fields, it is probable, will be played by W. S. Cutler, '75, and A. C. Tower...
...leading newspapers of the present day are full of such articles to a greater or less extent. The writers of these articles, having greater experience than the contributors to college papers, are more capable of writing so as to please their readers; further, they have a greater field of operation, since they are not confined to productions which have their application in any one direction. Besides, newspaper contributors have a much less cultivated class of readers to address; as a general rule but few of the humorous writings of the daily papers are pleasing to the more cultivated classes...
...comment. The technical, almost quibbling manner in which the classics are sometimes treated is in danger of running their study into the ground; and unless a man pursues his reading outside of the class-room, even a four years' election of classics will afford no general idea of this field of literature...