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...Times on Saturday said: "The game between the Harvard and Metropolitan nines was far better played than the one between the New Haven men and the "Mets," yesterday. The general opinion was that the Yale Club will have to show better fielding qualities than those displayed on the polo grounds yesterday, in order to compete with the team Harvard has in the field this season. The batting, however, of the Yale men was a trifle better than that of Harvard." Of their second game in New York, the Times says that the nine did not play up to their usual...
...This little "Handbook of Conversation," by Dr. Peabody, comprises in four parts his "Address to Young Ladies," "Francis Trench on Conversation," "A Word to the Wise," and "Mistakes and Improprieties of Conversation and Writing Corrected." The address is a clear and positive exposition of the general laws and rules that should govern conversation, and though originally written for and delivered before young ladies, the principles set forth are applicable alike to all persons. The doctor's wide experience of life and society makes him a valued authority, and the advice he gives is practical, and illustrated by familiar examples...
...nine played a practice game yesterday afternoon on Holmes Field with a picked nine of professionals. Few errors were made by our nine, and their general playing was very good. Olmsted, Coolidge and Burt led the batting. Baker is still unable to play, and his position, short stop, was very creditably filled by Lovering. The score was 14 to 1 in favor of Harvard...
...twenty-sixth general exhibition of the Boston Art Club will open on Friday evening, April 28th, and continue until May 27th. It will contain only water colors, black-and-whites, etchings and sculpture...
...more rapidly, or that the start should be made at a higher point. In such a question there are, of course, arguments pro and con, and it would be impossible to satisfy all by fixing any definite point. There is, indeed, a certain mean, by securing which the best general results can be obtained. We see no reason to doubt that that mean was not attained at the recent meetings. Furthermore, we believe that the starts were in most if not all cases made at points agreed upon by the contestants in each event. As a general rule they should...