Word: dealing
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...effect of the spring trip of the nine has been to show that if Harvard is to put a victorious team in the field in the coming championship games a great deal of hard work must be done. The work of the nine agains professionals was, to say the least, discouraging, although, when we take into consideration all the disadvantages under which the nine played, not so unsatisfactory as many seem to think. The infield is very weak and the team as a whole bat very poorly, The great advantage of these professional games is to bring out the weak...
...evening at which Mr. Sanderson gave an informal talk on the subject of "The Man in the Iron Mask." Mr. Sanderson gave briefly the suppositions which have been advanced concerning the identity of the prisoner. The first mention made of the fact is by Voltaire who says a great deal concerning the deferential way in which he was treated, which would tend to show that he was some man of importance. Among the many theories which have been advanced there are three, any one of which is possible. The first is that the "Man in the Iron Mask...
...large proportion of ladies were present at the second winter meeting of the H. A. A., but on the whole, the attendance was small. There were but few entries for most of the events and not a great deal of enthusiasm was aroused among the spectators. As it was impossible to follow the order of events on the program, W. F. Pills bury, '89, opened the meeting with an excellent exhibition on the flying rings. He performed many difficult feats with grace and precision...
...February 21, a neat compliment was paid to Hon. Jas. Russell Lowell. The dinner occurred on the eve of Mr. Lowell's seventieth birthday, and during the evening. Mr. Francis O. French, '55, read some impromptu verses in commemoration of this event. The verses were greeted with a great deal of applause, and were followed by the drinking of Mr. Lowell's health to the enthusiastic accompaniment of the Harvard cheer. The verses have never before appeared in print, but feeling that every Harvard man will be interested in them, we take this occasion to publish them...
Chamberlin had drawn the bye, so the final bout was between him and Curtis. In the first round neither scored more than a point. In the last two rounds, however, there was a good deal more fighting. Curtis allowed his opponent to force the fight as before, and, by careful work, won the bout...