Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that cigarette, will yer?" or similar remarks such as we have been accustomed to hear form the "mucker." It is manifestly impossible. Another theory that has been offered is that the "mucker" is a sort of gnome or underground sprite, bent on evil. Evidently this is a far more complete theory than the other, although it in turn fails in certain points. The latest theory is that they are a development or manifestation of Spencer's "Unknowable," and this brilliant thought is as yet receiving hearty approval. How long it will be accepted is, of course, another question...
President Eliot's remarks, so far as we have seen them quoted, involve two criticisms of the game of base-ball, namely, that only nine men at a time can play the game, and secondly that only two men out of this nine can hold positions which are at all "desirable" President Eliot also calls it a "wretched" game, and "one of the worst games"; these opinions evidently are not deducible (at lest altogether) from the former two, since the value of the game in itself cannot be affected by its value for collegians only; and we take President Eliot...
...President Eliot's second criticism, we believe that he is thoroughly misinformed. Pitcher's and catcher's positions are important, but are far from being the only "desirable" positions on the nine. Excellent exercise and sport are offered by any other position as well. We regret President Eliot's statements as hasty and ill-ad-vised...
...that their chances of winning will not be great great enough, unless they spend more time in the boat than the other crews. The means by which this fancied advantage is gained is open to all, and all taking it up are again on an equality. Is it not far better to come to an agreement which will retain boating within reasonable limits instead of establishing a bad precedent which will make it easier to overcome the objections to this move in the future...
Since the excitement consequent to the sparring contest at the winter meeting has died out and it is too far into the future to predict anything about those which shall occur next year, the present seems a most advisable time for discussing a change in regard to them. Some few complaints have been made from time to time against allowing any boxing whatsoever at the meetings, but that any such radical change will be made, or even that such a move would be desirable, we do not believe. But there is one point that has been gradually forced upon...