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...river, unless backed by continued hard labor. In the game with Tufts, as in the games we have played before, it was shown that in the modern game of foot-ball perfect knowledge of one another and entire unity of action play a far more important part than length of limb or size of muscle. As long as our men keep up their constant practice and good discipline, they need never fear their opponents on the score of size; but as soon as they stop their practice, they must look for trouble. To-day they are to play against McGill...
...that those who urge this have had more conversation with the chaperons than with the young ladies. Those who especially do honor to Class Day, and who, after the Seniors, take the most pleasure in it, are the "buds." Now who ever heard one of these complain of the length of a ball? No, no, it is absurd to suppose that such transparent sophistry should impose for a moment upon men who have learned their Barbara Celarent...
...drawing out my useless days in length...
...Harvard "beef" pounded away at her 33 1/2, and now at the one-mile flag, her stern was even with the Yale bow. Now Yale began to spurt for the corner, and her stroke rose to 38. Harvard responded, and at the two-mile flag had opened half a length of clear water between her opponent's boat and her own. Harvard kept away very wide from the corner at the mouth of the Agawam, and for a short distance Yale seemed to be the inside crew; but presently Harvard swung around and again took the inside. Yale...
...articles. Although in a college paper long articles are insufferable, the case of a magazine is different; and such a subject as "The Moors in Spain," or "Womanhood in Shakespeare and Milton," or again, "The Unity of the Bible," if broached at all, should be treated at length. The Hamilton editors probably think that "brevity is the soul of wit"; in reading their last issue we must confess that we " start, for soul is wanting there...