Word: balling
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Woman (who came just up to my shoulder, and was very slight), the Goddess of Liberty, and several reigning princesses. I came away feeling that I had never been in such distinguished company before, and should recommend to any one afflicted with the blues a visit to a ball at Somerville. The cure would be complete...
...admirable, with the exception of a strong wind, blowing lengthwise of the field, from the south. Game was called soon after three o'clock. Princeton won the toss, and took the south side, in order to get the advantage of the wind. Warren kicked off for Harvard, and the ball was soon forced near to Harvard's goal. Harvard was then obliged to touch down several times, for safety. The two Cushings, and Morse, of Harvard, and McNair, of Princeton, made several fine plays. About ten minutes before the first three-quarters had expired, McNair got a chance...
...view of the present dispute over Yale's claim to the base-ball championship, I take the liberty of proposing the following plan to the consideration of our base-ball men, not with the intention or expectancy of originating anything new, but with the hope of drawing out expressions of opinion from others, and in this way of accomplishing the desired...
Second, That each college nine shall play a series of three or five games, as shall seem best, with each other ball nine represented in the so-called League or Union...
With this brilliant record to look back upon, our men played to win last Saturday. Britannia won the toss, and played with the wind, which was blowing hard. Harvard kicked off, and the sides were so much more evenly matched than in the previous game, that the ball was kept for the most part in the middle of the ground. Before the end of the first half-hour, however, Winsor kicked a goal, - the only one scored during the game. In the last half, Britannia had only fourteen men, as P. S. Ross had been severely hurt. They did their...