Word: eights
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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About fifteen tickets for the dinner tonight are on sale at Leavitt's. These tickets will be sold to the first men who come for them, whether they have signed or not. Two hundred and fifty tickets had been sold at eight o'clock last night...
...Harvard College Observatory will be open to the Class of 1897 from eight to ten o'clock on the evenings...
Meanwhile '98 had steered a course nearer to the Cambridge side, but they continued to draw ahead of '97, and at the bridge were about two lengths ahead of '97 and 1900, and two and one-half lengths behind '99, who were rowing strongly. Ninety-eight made a game fight of it after passing the bridge and gained a length, but in the last quarter '99 put on steam, leading at the finish by a length and a half of clear water...
...Ninety-eight labored under the disadvantage of losing her bow man at the last moment, though Rice, who rowed in his place, did extremely well. Then, too, '98 had the roughest water, but none the less '99 undoubtedly had the race in their hands...
...Varsity had little difficulty in defeating Cornell yesterday on Holmes Field by the score of 10-4. It was a very poorly-played game throughout, however, notable chiefly for errors and also for some heavy batting. Cornell led in errors, making eight to Harvard's seven. It was perhaps a little too cold for good ball, but some of the errors made were inexcusable. Paine pitched a fine game again, striking out six men and keeping Cornell's hits well scattered. He was steady at critical times, watched the men on bases well and did not give a base...