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...exception of one man, our chances of victory next June are by no means so certain as to warrant the prediction that we shall recover in '82 the position in athletics which we held in '78 and '79. We look upon the declaration as too sweeping, and at present think that the futures of our Base Ball Nine and Football Team are much brighter than that of the Crew. It is fair to suppose that Yale will be as energetic and as thorough this year as she has been in the past, and that she will use her best efforts...
...rumored that Myers will permanently retire from racing at the close of the present season, his lungs having become affected by excessive long-distance running...
...this notice in the Sunday Shouter, and decided to take it in. Accordingly, at the appointed time we presented ourselves at No. 476, and were promptly admitted. We were asked to leave our coats and hats in the hall, and to "step this way, please." We omitted to heed the first part of this request, for as we did not know the character of the spirits who might be present during the evening, we thought it safer to take our property with us. We afterwards found it an entirely needless precaution, however, for the spirits who favored us with their...
...moment we were informed by the medium that the spirit of the only Conners was present with a bull pup, and wished to borrow money enough to buy a little coal. Being always willing to assist the worthy poor, I passed up a counterfeit quarter which I had received at Sever's, and which I had been unable to get anybody, even an editor of one of the College papers, to take...
...asked Conners how he liked his present quarters, and learned that they were "too dommed hot" to suit him. When his spirit departed the medium seemed very much exhausted, but this did n't surprise me much, for I remembered that Conners had often "made me tired" before...