Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...performance was decidedly better than the Brattle Hall performance. Encouraged by the favorable criticisms of several English professors, the cast went back to work rehearsing a week before the recess, and were able to make great improvement in several characters, and especially in the rather difficult exits. Entire new costumes for Mr. and Mrs. Croaker, and new wigs, by Rothe, for the whole cast, improved the staging of the play very much. The actors were highly complimented by the Hartford people, and it is generally felt that the performance was a credit to the society and to the college...
...principal fault of the crew is, that the men do not row the stroke way through, and have a tendency to hang at the full reach. The men are also slow in turning back on their oars after the catch...
...Senior Crew has spent a rather desultory week. Kales has been sick and his place has been taken by Fennessy and Frothingham. It is expected that Kales will be back on Monday. Townsend, who has been rowing at No. 2, has been taken on the 'Varsity. The crew will remain in Cambridge during the vacation. Yesterday the crew rowed in the following order: Stroke, Fennessy; 7, Forbes; 6, Shepard; 5, Derby; 4, Fox; 3, Lewis; 2, Brewer; bow, Fairchild...
...Tufts, Meader began with a single. Stroud hit safely, but Stevenson caught him off first. Dean got the ball and ran him back towards first barely catching him. In the meantime Meader had got to third and scored when Corridon sent the ball far over the willows for the first home run of the season on Holmes Field...
...management of the university football eleven has requested all candidates for the positions of centre, quarter or back to meet for practice in the gymnasium lot this next Monday afternoon...