Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...YALE RACE.New London was overrun with college men on the morning of June 26th, the day set for the Yale-Harvard race. Crimson and blue ribbons were to be seen everywhere, and, so far as the ladies were concerned, the blue seemed to predominate. At 10.25 the observation train of 20 open cars left the depot for the starting point, passing on its way the grand stand at Winthrop's Point, already densely packed with spectators. Shortly after 11 the sight of the Harvard shell rowing over from the quarters started a cheer from the wearers of the crimson, which...
...first advance, seen most prominently in the new Conference Committee, is the more important of the two, as far as the general machinery and government of the college are concerned. Co-operation is coming to be recognized as an important element of success. It has surely proved its importance in college management very strongly during the past year. It has aroused far better feeling among all concerned than has ever existed before, and this better feeling has added largely to the successes of the year. Harvard is better for it intellectually, as well as morally, permanently as well as temporarily...
...four more hits and several costly errors by the Brown men enabled Harvard to make three more runs; score, 6 to 1. The fifth was even more disastrous for Brown. Foster went out, third base to first. Then Wiestling made his second hit of the game, a tremendous drive far over the left field fence, and scored an earned run. Singles by Beaman and Winslow, a two-base hit by Willard and three errors by Brown brought the total number of runs for the inning up to five; score...
...member of the New York League nine thinks that Bickham is greatly overrated, and that Nichols, of Harvard is by far the best of the inter-collegiate pitchers.- Yale News...
...there found, and taking their recreation only in a "feast of reason and a flow of soul;" but where we had decided, after due reflection, they were, in reality having a very good time, paying small regard to such trivialities as lectures or recitations and indulging in recreations far more substantial...