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...great years in Harvard's base-ball history. The Dartmouths were beaten 38 to 0, and the Lowells were frequently worsted. A good game was played with the famous Red Stockings, then champions of the country. A trip was taken during the summer, and a number of professional nines were encountered. This year Perrin, still remembered for his brilliant play at first base, joined the Nine. Fourteen out of twenty games were...
...occurred the remarkable Western tour of the Nine. It opened with a splendid game in which Yale was beaten 22 to 24, on July 3. The Haymakers, Mutuals, Red Stockings, and numerous other professional clubs were met, and twenty out of twenty-six games were won. This was the climax of Bush's base-ball career, and it has been said of him that without doubt he was the best player the country had seen...
...meeting of janitors was held in U. 5, and at first an elegant band of red tape was adopted; but a letter was at that moment received from a well-known official, stating that the available supply had been expended in decorations for the Gymnasium and in tying up room agreements, so the idea was given up, and a delicate shade of pink substituted. An objection was made to this, on the ground that pink would be easily soiled by the constant handling necessary in removing the hat; but the Matthews janitor at once arose, and conclusively proved that...
...knowledge acquired before the subject came to college; the present tense of the verb video and the multiplication-table were all that could be distinguished. The Senior's dress was very elegant, and is now in the Morgue awaiting identification. It consists of tight blue trousers, a waistcoat with red spots, and a neatly cut jacket marked "Poole and Co., makers, London." If you recognize any acquaintance of yours by this, let me know, and I will inform the police...
...also. As he saw my glance, he, too, looked down upon it, and patted it with some such pride as a father might feel in his fair-haired child. The axe was bright and gleaming, as though it had never been used; but I detected a small, dark-red spot on one side. He, too, saw it, and calmly rubbed it off with his sleeve...