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Only twenty-four ! I should have thought her at least forty. Pale and sallow, lanky and awkward, with straight hair cut short and put back from a high forehead on which there were already many wrinkles, she looked a plain, unhealthy woman, her shoulders had the student's stoop, and her movements were constrained and full of gaucherie. She was careless, almost slovenly in her dress; but I mentally excused all this in her feeling sure that her concersation would be brilliant enough to make amends for all her other shortcomings. But what was my surprise when I found that...
...oars have arrived for the university crew. They are eight inches longer than those of last year, and are straight spoon oars. The Davis oar has been discarded. [ News...
...James Dwight played Mr. W. Renshaw, before leaving England in lawn tennis. Mr. Renshaw won in 3 straight sets, 6-0 6-3, 6-2, but the London papers speak highly of Dr. Dwight's playing...
...first half. In a few minutes Lamar made a fair catch in front of Wesleyan's goal, and from this Moffat kicked a goal, the first point made. After some play the ball was forced near Wesleyan's line. The ball was punted by Saxe high and straight up in the air. Judd in trying for a catch, fumbled the ball, and in a second Kimball had a touchdown. From this a goal was kicked. Soon Belknap had a free catch in a favorable place, and Moffat tried for a goal, but failed. When the ball was returned Lamar seized...
...George went off with the lead, Snook rushing to the front before they had got half-way round the first lap. A couple of yards divided them as they ran into the straight, when George spurted and again got the lead, this being the order until the finish, something like three and four yards separating the pair. As they neared the straight for the last time, however, George had increased the lead to five yards, and, although Snook struggled gamely, and at one time managed to get within a yard or so of the leader, George immediately went away again...