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...games thus far have been merely for practice and for the sake of giving the captain the opportunity of trying all his men, and of seeing who are best suited for a place on the nine. Unless every candidate who is promising given a fair chance to show his ability, the captain fails utterly to manage the nine in such a way that the best team will be chosen, and in such a way that the outcome of the season will be most successful...
...annexation of Alsace-Lorraine Bismarck linked the German nation against paying attention to the voice of the people. He declared later that it was a mistake for Alsace-Lorraine to be represented in the Reichstag, for it was not for the sake of inoculating the German parliament with a number of Frenchmen that Alsace Loraine was annexed...
However for the sake of argument supposing his figures for Yale to be correct and making the necessary changes in the figures given for Harvard, the table for 1889-90 will stand as follows...
...chess championship of the college was played yesterday afternoon between S. W. Sturgis '90, and F. W. Nicolls '92, at the rooms of the latter. The first move fell by lot to Sturgis, who opened with the "Scotch Gambit" in which the first player sacrifices a pawn for the sake of a strong attack. By the eighth move Sturgis had recovered the pawn, but their positions were nearly equal. For the next few moves each party slowly brought out his pieces, and Nicolls developed a slight attack, which was strengthened by a mistake of his opponent. From this point...
...hoped there will be a large attendance at the entertainment, and that many who cannot attend will help the good cause by the purchase of tickets. It is needless to add that the entertainment is worthy for its own sake, aside from its philanthropic object. Tickets may be had at Sever's bookstore, Harvard square, and at the door. Seats 50 cents...