Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...properly in and out of the water even while rowing easily, racing in barges is about as good practice for a crew as racing in rubber boots would be for sprint-runners. Barges are only necessary evils, and when a crew has its "form" well fixed, it had better get into a shell at once; until then, racing and rushing only serve to develop more faults, particularly in the case of a freshman crew. Of course, this is merely an opinion, but it is founded on several years' observation and experience in my own class crew, which met with some...
...this trip games will be played with several of the best professional teams in the country. No better practice could be found than playing games with men who have made a scientific study of baseball, and the benefit will undoubtedly be shown in the later work of the nine. Of course college men cannot hope to win from professionals, but we have no doubt the nine will make a good showing. We wish the nine a pleasant and successful trip, with fine weather, lots of practice and good luck...
...certainly to be hoped that the Athletic Association will continue the plan which proved so successful Saturday; it will surely result in better records, and consequently more interesting meetings...
...hoped that the schedule for the class base-ball league may be arranged as soon as possible after the recess. The games played between the class, nines are always important in developing material for the 'varsity team, and the sooner they are started the better it will be for both class and college base-ball interests...
...this time the appendix to the catalogue has been out but once a year but in order that the students may be better informed as to the additions to the library, Dr. Vinton is now preparing a plan whereby lists of the new books may be printed more frequently and distributed to the students...