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...good kicking by Moffatt and runs by Baker and Belknap, the ball again was well on toward the Pennsylvania line, Moffat made a touchdown, which gave another goal. After much hard play Moffat kicked a goal from the field, and the ball being soon in play again DeCamp, of Princeton, secured it and made a good run. Pennsylvania was forced to make three safety touchdowns, and before the first half was closed a touchdown was made by Wanamaker, which gave another goal for Princeton. In the second half Kennedy took Wanamakers place, he being hurt. Lamar led off with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON VS. PENNSYLVANIA. | 11/6/1883 | See Source »

...that Princeton had to fight for the victory. The goal made by Pennsylvania is the first point made by that college against Princeton since 1877. The Princeton men showed great improvement in blocking and in general playing. The best play for Princeton was done by Moffat, Wanamaker, Lamar, DeCamp and Harris ; and for Pennsylvania by Beck, Thompson, Thayer and Bell, who played for three years on the Yale team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON VS. PENNSYLVANIA. | 11/6/1883 | See Source »

...Bassano sale in Paris the following were among the prices realized : Courbet's "L'Hiver," 5,380f.; Decamp's "Un Cheuil," 5,500f; Diaz's "Une Clairiere," 8,190f.; Van Goyen's "La Meuse a Dordrecht," 4,250f; and "L'Hiver en Hollande," 6,070f.; and Guardi's "Fete a Venise," 6,000f...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ART NOTES. | 3/21/1882 | See Source »

...chapel, has a number of synonyms. At Columbia they prefer to slope, at Michigan University they bolt, and in some of the western "educational institutions" they skate Mr. Black is unable to find derivations for these words. Slope is to be found in Hotten's Slang Dictionary, meaning "to decamp, run off," and is called an Americanism. Cut is found in the same place, meaning "to stop, cease to do anything...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SLANGOGRAPHY. | 1/23/1880 | See Source »

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