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...picked nines. As a whole the weather was not good for practice. The game on Fast Day, which was with Dr. Pope's nine, was the most important game of the recess, but even that was not very exciting, and on account of the chill atmosphere the playing was rather poor. Following is the score...
...filled to overflowing on Saturday night, and about half filled on Saturday night, and about half filled on Saturday afternoon to witness the representation of the extravaganza "Romulus and Remus." The play went off as smoothly as could be desired; the "grinds" were fresh and very amusing, though bearing rather hard upon Boston and Bostonians; the costumes, especially those of the Romans and Sheperdesses, were very striking; and the music, artistically adapted from the latest comic operas by Mr. Daniels, was very well rendered by the Boston Cadet Band under his direction. The plot, it is needless to say, abounded...
...continued the guide; "from these hooks are hung swinging tables like that one over there, and mess is served on them. Twelve men sit at a table. They give us good food, nice bread, salt meat; fresh meat, and duff twice a week, Look out for your heads - its rather dark. This is the hospital," he said, taking us forward; "when a man comes on board he is measured, weighed and examined; if he is sick, he is put in here and cured." "What is this pen?" asked the "professor." "That's a 'jug'" answered the middy evasively, and then...
...rather early in the day to make any predictions as to the probable outcome of the contest. The "unexpected" forms such a very important element in the chances of base-ball that the role of a prophet is by no means an easy one to fill. At the present writing, however, it seems safe to say that, barring accidents, the first place lies between Harvard, Princeton and Yale...
Harvard has the advantage of retaining all but two of her last year's nine, including the "battery." Nichols and Allen, and four of her best batsmen. In selecting new men, the aim seems to be to look to the batting qualities rather than the fielding, and it is not unlikely that some of the men who played last year, but showed weakness at the bat, will be replaced by others who have more "slugging" abilities. It is, therefore, probable that the nine will keep up its reputation of being the heaviest batting team in the association. Reliance will...