Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...intimate association with Bryant, has contributed a life of the poet to the American Men of Letters series. He gives an interesting account of Bryant's early days, his country life and his studies; portrays his disappointment at being excluded, through poverty, from pursuing a college course, and his attempt to reconcile himself to the distasteful profession of the law. Mr. Bigelow further treats of Bryant's success as poet, as journalist and as orator, and draws a pleasant picture of the honor and love which attended his latter days. The keynote of Bryant's character, his perfect uprightness...
...minutes before the freshman game last Saturday two successful attempts were made to lower Harvard records, G. R. Fearing, '93, jumping 6 feet 1-4 in., and W. C. Downs running the 1-4 mile in 49 seconds. Fearing came out first. By gradual rises the bar was at 5 feet 10 1-2 in., and Fearing cleared it at the first attempt. Then the bar was put at 5 feet 11 1-2 in, and again Fearing cleared it at the first attempt, beating the Harvard record held by H. L. Clark, '87, by 3-4 inch...
...Harvard, Hallowell started in with a pretty three-bagger to right. Frothingham brought him in by a single to centre. Downer flied out, and Dean got his base on the ineffectual attempt to put Frothingham out at second on Dean's ground hit. Linn made a fine home run to right and brought everybody in. That ended the run-getting. In the last inning Downer struck the three men out in succession. The score...
...seems to me the Harvard representatives will be doubly wrong if, through their unwillingness to yield a point which touches both sides equally, or because of the demand of some of the Boston men to get something more and to give up nothing, we break down an attempt at reform which we started ourselves...
...first, unassisted. Linn hit safely past first. Dean hit to short-stop, who, with second and first base, made the double. Stagg hit to deep center-field for what looked like three bases; Howland got under it, however, and caught the ball, although he fell in the attempt. The catch, which was a wonderful one, was warmly applauded by Yale. Calhoun hit a liner to left which Mason muffed. He stole second and third and came in on McBride's single to right. Howland made another fine catch of Dalzell's fly. McBride stole second but Downer caught him napping...