Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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President Adams, of Cornell University, and President Hyde, of Bowdoin College, are said to be the only two college presidents who play tennis. It is said that President Hyde is the better player...
...least, unreasonable. Further, after having defeated Princeton twice, as we have, it is unreasonable to suppose that people will care enough about this third game to stand the imposition of an extra 25 cents for every seat, over and above the usual amount. Perhaps the new manager cannot do better than follow the precedent, established by long years of experience...
Owing to the good bowling of Ellis and Brown, Mystic was unable to put together more than 37 runs, only one man making double figures. Being more than forty per cent. behind Harvard, the home team was forced to follow on, and did much better in their second venture than in their first, as at the drawing of stumps they had made 37 runs for a loss of six wickets. The fielding of Harvard was very good, especially that of Bayer, who made several pretty catches, one after a long run. Altogether the XI showed improvement, due, no doubt...
...fact, it has always had more money than it could convenrently spend, and this too when reserved seats were thought to be worth only twenty-five cents. With this fact in view it is rather hard to understand the action of the present manager. Games to-day are no better than they were last year or the year before, and need of money is certainly the only excuse that would justify the management in raising the price of seats. Need of money, however, is not likely to be the excuse offered. The action of the manager is altogether arbitrary...
...extend our sympathy to the members of the Lacrosse team. In no way can they be balmed for losing the championship this year, for they have worked hard and conscientiously through the spring and deserved better success. If any one is to be blame, it is the college itself, which has never given to lacrosse the support the game merits, either financially or by furnishing candidates for the team, or by backing the team properly in its matches with other teams. There is little excuse for this, as the game is a thoroughly interesting one, and when a team works...