Word: crowding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Athletic Association was well conducted but lacked interest as many of the events were not closely or well contested. The first game of lacrosse in the championship series gave fresh evidence that in this branch of sports too, Harvard intends to stand second to none. The large crowd that attended the game was well rewarded for coming...
Saturday afternoon Harvard played Yale at New Haven for the first time this season and was defeated by a score of 14 to 5. The weather was all that could be desired for ball playing, and there was an enormous crowd in attendance. The grand stand was packed with spectators and rows of carriages three or four deep nearly surrounded the whole field. There were two or three very unpleasant features connected with the game. The crowd cheered at Harvard's errors, and crys of "drop it" were heard whenever a fly was knocked to one of our men. Such...
...first game for the class championship was played on Jarvis yesterday afternoon before a larger number of spectators than has witnessed any 'Varsity game this season. A small crowd of eighty-eight men collected on the seats back of first base, and by their continuous cheering completely rattled the Freshmen, and aided their nine materially in winning the game. The game was close and exciting. Ninety seemed unable to hit Palmer safely, and their fielding was very uncertain. Young and Vila did the best playing for them. For Eighty eight Stetson made a very pretty running catch and then threw...
Just one minute after play began again, Blodgett squirmed the ball out of a crowd, and threw our first goal. Davidson followed his example and scored a second goal before the second minute was up, by a beautiful under shot. Cambridge made a brace after this, and for fourteen minutes neither side scored. Finally Blodgett dodged in close and secured the third, and last goal for Harvard. Time - 14 minutes...
...crowd at the last vesper service of the year yesterday fully came up to expectations. The chapel was filled at five minutes before the hour, 30 that later comers had to stand in the aisles. Rev. Dr. McKenzie opened the service with a prayer. After the reading of the 34th Psalm, Rev. Dr. F. G. Peabody made an address on the text from St. John, 11th chap. and 45th verse: "But went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim." There is throughout the whole life of Jesus this continual contrast of society and solitude...