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...what of the other object? Here again existing conditions balk any complete attainment of Major Higginson's ideal; while the publications have their own buildings and the musical clubs their rooms, the Union can not hope to be the kind of centre that its founder conceived. But again there has been partial success: lectures, dinners, and committee meetings testify to that. There remains only the problem of the political and "activity" clubs which are anxious to find some centre. But in such cases, with their eyes always on the problem of increasing the club membership, those in charge have generally...
Senator La Follette is a radical Republican, whatever that may be. He has several colleagues in the next Senate, who group themselves in the same category, but the only common principle of the genre appears to be, Balk the President. In spite of the fact that the Senator professes his doctrines to be those of the people, he deems it necessary to go into a long course of training for the preparation of his antidote before starting the summer campaign. Then he will go forth and gather pebbles for his role of David in the next session of Congress. Doubtless...
...Crimson nine made its first tally in the second inning when a single by E. E. Allen '21 let in M. P. Davis '21. In the sixth inning W. J. Banes '22 crossed the plate on a balk, and the final score was made in the last inning by E. H. Dorr '21 who knocked a three-bagger and then came home on a sacrifice...
...game was very loosely played, Pumpelly and Spielman, the opposing pitchers each giving eight bases on balls. Both made wild pitches, Pumpelly hit a batter and Spielman made a balk. These faults by the pitching staff, added to a total of twenty-one errors for the two nines, made the game the least interesting of the series between the two Universities. By winning Saturday's contest, Yale took the three-game series without a defeat, having previously won the first two games...
...second and went to third on Osborn's wild heave to catch him. He scored when King touched a slow one to Ayres along the first base line. In the seventh, Davies singled and stole second. He went to third on King's out and walked home after a balk by Whitney...