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...game was remarkable for the large score on both sides, the totals standing: St. Paul's, 233; Harvard, 180, not out. The feature of the game was Lowry's brilliant batting for a score of 114, not out, probably the first century ever made for Harvard. He showed perfect form, not giving a chance, while his hitting was clean and accurate. St. Paul's main strength lay in the batting of the masters who played on the team, their combined scores being 172. Bradley's bowling was excellent, considering the fact that the wicket was distinctly favorable to the batsman...
...Company," by F. R. DuBois, is out of the ordinary run, and after the writer once gets started, the story moves easily, needing no effort on the reader's part. "Sammie Bent's Stripes," by Frank Simonds, is nothing more than an anecdote, but it is well told, with perfect harmony of detail. "Hunting," by J. C. Grew, is a commendable attempt at word-painting. "Merton," by C. F. C. Arensberg, lacks pith and distinct purpose. It starts as a college story and finishes with two summer jilts. "My dug out," by Lyrian Alcis," has a very suitable rhythm...
...actors, the greater part of the work fell to Martha Schiffel, in the part of Iphigenia. Possessed of an ideal stage presence for the part, and combining with this strong dramatic powers which she kept under perfect control, and a remarkably flexible expressive voice, she held the audience throughout...
...Orestes, Carl Wagner played a very difficult part with great force, and yet with perfect naturalness. Especially in the highly emotional scenes of the third act, where the slightest over acting would have been fatal, he was free from any ranting, and never lost sight of the artistic limitations of the part. By his excellent acting he relieved the artificiality of the swoon scene, which is perhaps the greatest blemish in the play...
...Usurper of the Range," by W. Jones '00, is without doubt the best piece of fiction in the number. Its subject is fresh and unhackneyed, and treated with a firmness and sureness of touch which shows the writer's perfect knowledge of the western life and incidents he depicts...