Word: exceptional
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...gold best-on-record medal will be awarded to any one breaking the best American College record in any event (except in the special races...
...first game for the class championship took place yesterday, between '88 and '89, resulting in a victory for the former by a score of 9 to 3. '89 batted hard but failed to bunch their hits, except in the sixth inning, when they earned a run on a double by Litch field, and a triple by Bingham. '88 fielded well. The catching of Jones and a fine left handed catch by Morgan were the features of the game...
Brown went first to bat and was blanked every inning except the third. In that inning Harvard went to pieces and allowed Brown to score three unearned runs. After that Harvard braced up and played a sharp game. Brown was totally unable to do anything with Smith's pitching, 11 men striking out in 7 innings. Harvard sized up Gunderson from the very first inning, and pounded him all over the field during the game. In the seventh, Harvard led off with five successive hits. With two men on bases Willard made a splendid hit to right field for four...
...board a more careful attention should be given by the faculty to the administration of the elective system, and that a more careful supervision should be exercised .... over the choice of studies made by students." This, we think, will meet the hearty endorsement of nearly all classes of men, except the smallest and more abject, namely, the seekers after "snap" courses. This regulation, with the one recently announced concerning special students will do away with the objectionable features of our elective system. The professional drone in college is becoming passe, and a man, if he is anybody, must lay claim...
...witnessed Harvard defeat Bowdoin Saturday, by a score of 12 to 3. Harvard batted Davis out of the box in 4 innings. Wilson then went in to pitch and did not allow Harvard another hit. Bowdoin batted Smith for only two safe hits and fielded loosely. Harvard fielded well except in the sixth inning, and batted heavily; especially in the second, making two singles, a three bagger, and a home run. Soule led in batting and fielding for the visitors, while the battery carried off the honors for Harvard. Both sides ran bases poorly, Harvard excelling in this respect...