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...field, and unless prompt measures are taken during the winter by the friends of the game to keep alive the interest, which has always been a matter of hard work for the graduates of past years to keep up, it would seem that they have had but labor in vain. This is more the pity, for intercollegiate cricket matches will do much to promote friendly intercourse among college men, as in these matches there is more time for forming acquaintances between the teams than in any other intercollegiate sports...
...cherry, and with the white walls makes a very neat contrast. In the basement are six rooms for the janitor's use, where he will live. Hot and cold water, stationary book-cases and cherry finishings are luxuries for which the students of Harvard sigh, but sigh in vain. A Spartan lot is ours...
...freshman foot-ball game. He was a Yale man. She, the cousin of a Harvard man. "Is this seat engaged, he said?" "No, sir!" she sweetly murmured, and he sat down. But that was as far as it went. He cast side-long glances, he hemmed, he coughed. In vain; the fair one heeded not but gently dozed. The people in the car smiled, he blushed, and - betook himself to the smoking car. - [Student...
...Princeton, but no goal. In a few minutes another goal from a touchdown, with a short fight on Columbia's part, before another touchdown and goal were scored. A touchdown was then scored, but a miss at goal made. Place kicks were then tried at goal, but in vain, and one more touchdown and goal were scored. Score: Princeton, 8 goals, 3 touchdowns; Columbia, 0. The teams were as follows: Princeton - Rushers, Riggs, Haxall, Fleming, Bird, Peace, Flint; half-backs, Baker, Morgan, Toler; backs, Moffat and Harlan. Columbia - Rushers, Eldredge, Darling, Octaviano, Knapp, Fishburne, Cowles; half-backs, Seaman, Sherman, Griffin...
...morning, and took refuge in the catch-basin to a sewer, corner of State and Chapel streets, and the police and general public were much interested in effecting the capture of the animal. Crowds of men and boys gathered at the sewer entrance for several days in the vain hope of recovering the property. In the meantime the badger frequently showed himself at the mouth of the catch-basin, always retreating when capture appeared probable. On Sunday night, two weeks ago, the badger came out of his hiding-place, and was taken alive in a trap, and returned...