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Homans won the 400 yards race at Beacon Park Monday. This was a professional show and the time, 43 1-2 sec., cannot be believed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 11/7/1883 | See Source »

...four hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther's birth, would it not be well for the college to take some notice of it? Why, at least, can we not have a lecture some evening from Dr. Emerton? Many students are interested in the event and would be quick to show their appreciation of a lecture on this subject...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATIONS. | 11/6/1883 | See Source »

...Thus it is that individual players on our team are too apt to disregard the other members of the eleven in their practice, and thus in an important game where combined strength would succeed, it cannot be put forward on account of lack of practice. The foot-ball team show even now the effects of the careful practice of the past month, but there is still room for improvement, notwithstanding the large number of goals already made against our opponents this season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE YALE FOOT-BALL TEAM. | 11/1/1883 | See Source »

...foot of the list in batting. The experience of the past in both professional and amateur baseball circles has shown that good fielding with poor batting will avail nothing against strong batting. It is ability to bat that wins the games and for Harvarn to make any sort of show in the future she must have a pitcher who can keep down an opponent's batting, and men who can bat for us. Our men will never learn to bat while they have no good pitching to bat against. The base-ball association should be allowed to engage a professional...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/31/1883 | See Source »

...give you a little bit of advice-if you are "hard up" for matter to fill your daily, as you are often, doubtless, don't lower your august dignity so far as to overstep your own boundaries of common sense if you posses any of that rare article, and show your utter and most deplorable ignorance by criticising your neighbors, who can possibly survive and issue publications annually, as well as daily, weekly, and monthly, without the permission of your high and mightiness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WILLIAMSTOWN, Oct. 26, 1883. | 10/31/1883 | See Source »