Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Oxford-Cambridge race on Thursday resulted about as the betting men had expected earlier in the year. Several months ago the odds were largely in favor of Oxford, as the crew seemed to be definitely settled upon, while the Cambridge boat was occupied by different men almost every week. Even after the eight had been determined upon by Cambridge, their positions were not fixed until a short time ago. But Cambridge improved rapidly in form after the crew was settled in their positions, and this fact, added to their superior weight, gave their backers considerable encouragement. The Oxford crew found...
...winter the care of pitchers and catchers of the nine and an occasional assistance to the members of the crew, would employ his time well until spring. In the spring his assistance is most needed on the running track, when the services of such a trainer are, in fact, almost indispensable. Not to bring up an old discussion, it seems that many of the difficulties which caused his removal last fall have ceased to exist...
...copies an old Punch joke of Charles Keene's, published several years ago. Harper's Bazar also lacks originality and copies a late joke from the Lampoon, entitled "Etiquette - 'But I can't let ye up stairs till ye've put yer name in the dish,'" with a drawing almost facsimile of the original, without, it is needless to add, due credit being given. All of which affords interesting reflections upon the degeneracy of public morals...
...time enough for nearly two thousand persons to pass through a small gate and seat themselves in the hall. If at the next meeting there are as many present as there were at the last - probably there will be more - it will be very inconvenient, if not almost impossible, for a gentleman with ladies to get into the hall unless some change is made. I would ask the managers either to open the doors earlier or to provide a separate entrances for the ladies. The latter could be done by using the west entrance and would make but little extra...
...which I have mentioned are divided into two cliques, five in each. Those who are not in any fraternity, the "independents," ally themselves as each one sees fit with one clique or the other. Thus are formed two complete political parties in the literary department, to one of which almost every man there belongs. One party, the oldest, publishes the Chronicle; the other, at first started in self defence but now the dominant, controls the Argonaut. Many men take both papers, but the power behind the thorne or the sanctum is the party which holds the most stock...