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...casual visitor to Jarvis Field sometimes wonders at a group of men on the southern end of the field, who, with their legs guarded by curious pads, stand in front of three upright stakes at the end of a smooth gravel path, and bat the balls thrown at them by the bowler. This is the cricket eleven practising...
...first seduces a man's wife, and then, because the husband objects to such little attentions, he declares that the poor man, by such objection has used the wife "shockingly ill," and therefore, she is freed from her vows. But unfortunately, true love never runs smooth, even with another man's wife, and Boswell soon had a tiff with his mistress. Their reconciliation he describes as follows: "I held her dear hand; her eyes were full of passion; I took her in my arms; I told her what made me miserable; she was pleased to find it was no worse...
...practice, which is neither turf nor gravel. If the association could only afford to lay out clay courts, the results would undoubtedly be perfectly satisfactory. As it is, the best thing that can be done is to remove the ragged tufts of grass, and make the courts over into smooth earthen floors...
These items show the enormous proportions to which the Hall has gown and the fact that we are so little aware of them is due to their smooth working under an able management...
...walls were lined with men and boys, so that the scene was almost as lively as on Saturday. A stiff breeze was blowing up the course, making the water for the first half-mile very rough but from the sluice-way to the finish, the river was as smooth as could be wished. After waiting for an hour and a half, word came to the crowd that the race had been postponed till half past five, and in a few minutes the entire crowd had dispersed. When half-past five come, not more than half the number gathered again...