Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...likely that the athletic association will attempt this year to organize regular contests for patting the shot and throwing the hammer. Last year so little interest was shown in the undertaking and so few presented themselves as competitors that the association considers further attempts useless...
...game, that candidates for the baseball nine shall not play on the eleven, that members of the eleven receive proper training by a competent trainer. A committee of the senate found that the first had been observed and the other two broken. Belcher explained satisfactorily his unsuccessful attempt to comply with the third condition, but was not pardoned for his violation of the second. He states that he received an incorrect idea of the rule, and thought that candidates for the nine would be allowed to play football if they had permission from the captain. He thinks it unfair...
...proved of incalculable benefit to the industry. The spirit of the times leads to trusts. They sprung up in all directions as a natural growth. The opposition comes from small tradesmen who have been undersold by the lowered prices, and from demagogues who wish to make political capital. Any attempt at suppression would be a blow at modern trade...
...candidates. We would caution the men to preserve as perfect order as possible; in view of the disgraceful exaggerations concerning Harvard recently made by the press, we cannot be too careful. Let us give these newsmongers no chance to cast mud at us. Above all there should be no attempt at rushing; we only speak of this because certain rumors have reached our ears. There have been some complaints about the position assigned to us in line; there is no cause for complaint. The positions have been assigned according to the localities from which the various organizations hail; and Boston...
...Hall was the soloist for the evening. She appeared twice, singing an aria from Judas Maccabaeus, and two songs by Herschel. Her voice is very sweet and emotional, but has not the power and fullness for a large theatre. Her home is certainly in rooms. The orchestra should not attempt an accompaniment and give such wretched support as it did last night, without more rehearsals. The "Adagio" and "Gavotte" by Bach for strings were interesting and musical...