Word: controlable
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...pitchers, McCornick, who pitched on the Johns Hopkins team last year, is showing up the best. He has good speed and curves, but not very good control. F. M. Wilder has had little experience, but may develop into a good pitcher. Foster is fairly good; he has pitched on Boston Latin and Roxbury Latin teams. Schwill, a left hander, has a good in-ball, but no control. Sands has just joined the squad. He has fairly good speed...
They were in control of the following colleges...
...Yale debate have now commenced work. The Thacher prize for the best speaking in the final competitive debate was awarded to Charles H. Studinski '97. The '98 board of editors of the "Lit." has chosen F. A. Ford chairman, and D. deF. Burrell financial editor. The board will take control with the April issue...
...rotten spots in the body politic. Under our present system, revolution, not evolution, as the only remedy. We need to develop two ideas; first, that the city officers are not political officers, and second, that as the city is a business institution, there should be a board of control made up of citizens. This board should be above the aldermen and without its consent no franchises should be granted...
...Freshman crew rowed in the tank yesterday afternoon, the first crew rowing in the following order: Stroke, Byrd; 7, Clark, 6, Glidden, 5, Heath; 4, Swain; 3, Biddle; 2, Brown; bow, Saltonstall. The crew as a whole lacks control of its slides and has also a tendency to hang at the full reach. The watermanship is good. More particular faults are a tendency in Byrd to break his arms at the catch. Swain at 4 pulls round and is slow about getting his oar away at the finish...