Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...comedy ends with a chorus written by Mr. Pepper. The play is picturesque thoughout, and the music taking - so are the girls. Weaver's dancing and acting were especially good and Painter's voice was sympathetic. The heroines filled their somewhat difficult parts successfully, and the chorus in voice and stage business were excellently drilled, a rare thing in amateur theatricals. Morgan, Clark and Prescott deserve notice. Theatrical committee - G. B Painter, J. G. King, T, Woodbury; prompter, W. S. Ellis; property manager, J. P. Morgan...
...careful work develop into better players than some members of the regular nine. As an athletic venture for the improvement of the base-ball players, the new scheme will undoubtedly prove a success, but as a financial investment the outlook is not so encouraging. It is rather difficult to see how people will pay to see a second nine from Yale College play with some outside club when it is perfectly easy to witness a game between the regular nine and a rival college team for the same price...
...other day. A few times during the winter on very pleasant days the exercise has been varied in so far that the candidates were taken out for a walk across country. There has been no batting in the cage, as the light is bad and it is difficult for the batter to see the ball. Owing to the small size of the cage very little fielding and throwing have been done. In this respect the Yale and Princeton nines have a decided advantage, as each team has been practicing during the winter in large, well-ventilated and well-lighted rinks...
There is the material in the candidates for base-ball honors this year for a good nine, the only position which it may prove difficult to fill being that of pitcher, and it is rather more than the college should expect to find another man like Nichols or Smith. Four of last year's regular nine are now in college, and have signified their intention of playing this year, namely, Willard, Henshaw, Wiestling and Foster, and likewise the two substitutes, Holden and Choate. There is one thing, however, by which Harvard's opposing teams are greatly benefited, and that...
...lack of wind made the surface very smooth, but rowing was rather difficult, owing to the strong ebb-tide that was flowing and which swerved around the various turns at a very rapid rate...