Word: respective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Jones, E. E. Jones, Piper and Amory (anchor). It is slightly over-weight, but will have no difficulty in training down the few requisite pounds. Its chief weakness is in dropping, and it is doubtful whether any improvement is shown over last year's team in this respect. The probable make-up of the '88 team will be Pease, Baldwin, Chase and Balch, although Balch is now unable to pull on account of illness. Out of about seven candidates for the '89 team, Marquand, Raymond, Endicott and Perry will probably be selected. There are about eight freshmen trying for positions...
...boat is to be "thoroughly seasoned, filled with latest improvements, hull to be commenced at once, the rigging to be subsequently fitted to whatever crew may become owners, as ordered by later specifications." This is Waters's agreement, and he further promises "the boat to be in every respect as fine a one as ever turned...
...small boats manned by natives which swarm around a newly-arrived steamer. On landing, a customs official confronts you who is easily disposed of; the size of the bribe is proportionate to the dignity of the officer. All Turkish officials have their price. A lack of moral sentiment and respect for their position is a characteristic of the Turkish race...
...convention of the Inter-collegiate Athletic Association that met in New York last week made some wise changes in the constitution of the association and took fair action in respect to the final disposal of the Mott Haven...
...rules which require that the members of every team shall be in regular standing in the college that they represent, will be effective in barring from college sports the semi-professional athletes who have sometimes been allowed to enter the contests. The decision of the convention in respect to the cup, however, is of closer interest to Harvard men. It was the intention of the giver of the cup that it should go to the college which should win it the greatest number of times. As Harvard has held the cup for seven consecutive years, it is impossible...