Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...people, Dr. Everett said, have recognized the idea of malignant spirits; we find them in almost every nation at almost every time...
...battery candidates have been working faithfully in the cage for almost two weeks and some fair material is being developed from the new men. Several among the catchers show promise of doing well and the chance of developing a good substitute catcher from among these is good. None of the new candidates for pitcher have succeeded in controlling the curves which Mr. Keefe is endeavoring to teach them, but it is as yet too early to look for any great improvement in that direction. The daily practice in the cage is omitted on Saturday and the men who pitched last...
Baseball too would probably suffer by the change, though perhaps not to such an extent. The games could hardly seem the same, for, as almost every one noticed during the football season, Soldiers Field lacks all the charm which Holmes Field gains from its nearness to the college buildings...
...Ralph Curtis Ringwalt '95, for Harvard. He was a little unsteady at first and was apt throughout his speech to repeat unnecessarily. These were only minor faults; in the main he was sure of his ground, brought out his points well, was simple, strong, eloquent at times and almost always held the close attention of the house. He said that the workingman was confronted with a condition of affairs,-he had lost control on account of the factory system, he was confronted with organization on one hand and all they asked was that they should be allowed to have organization...
...with the greatest pleasure that we congratulate the Harvard speakers on their success in the debate last night. Their work showed careful and thorough preparation, and though the Yale men presented their side so well as to be almost convincing, we believe there were few people in the audience who did not approve of the decision of the judges...