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...curve of the third degree is the subject of a lecture to be given at Harvard next week. The base-ball season comes on apace. - Boston Record...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/23/1887 | See Source »

Never before has such an interest in athletics been displayed at Williams as this Winter, owing to the good record made by last year's nine and eleven, and the increased facilities of the new gymnasium and field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/17/1887 | See Source »

...departments alone." As this was the first time Yale had shown any inclination to play Harvard, the challenge was eagerly accepted, although it was really a Greek gift, the Yale nine having been meeting with great success during the spring. At this time I find the earliest mention on record of that time-honored lie: "Vassar Female College has a base-ball club and ten boat clubs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Twenty Years of Harvard Base-Ball. | 2/16/1887 | See Source »

Here is evidence of the Boston Record's ready wit: "Cambridge Coat of Arms: Cars couchant; barge rampant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/14/1887 | See Source »

...fifty dollar medal, offered by a member of '87 for a Harvard record of 6 minutes 50 seconds to be made in the spring, is an inducement to steady work. Saturday mornings, special work has been taken, and some fast miles have been walked. The pole vaulting has been remarkably good this year. A large number of men are candidates for this event...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Mott Haven Tream. | 2/11/1887 | See Source »