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Word: far (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...freshmen have so far this year shown themselves so thoroughly alive and enthusiastic over the interests of their teams that it would be truly a shame should they not support their nine heartily when they play Yale next Saturday. A book has already been placed at Leavitt and Peirce's for the signatures of those intending to make the trip, and nothing should deter every freshman who can possibly go to do so. The encouragement infused into a team by the presence and cheering of a large number of their class-mates is a potent factor of success...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/24/1888 | See Source »

...defeat on Saturday was discouraging to all base-ball lovers in college, and Princeton realizes that so far as the championship is concerned she is out of the race. The nine are working hard every day, hoping that in the coming games of the season their fortunes may in a measure be redeemed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Letter. | 5/24/1888 | See Source »

...vigilance of those in charge of the gymnasium, and when, if detected, they can go scott free by paying a sumequal to not one quarter of what they stole, it is not likely that the evil will be abolished very soon, Such outrageous, make-believe justice, will encourage thieving far more than it will discourage it. The security of property demands that men who steal shall be punished as criminals, and it is a demand that must be respected. The Cambridge police and justices have always shown a remarkable degree of zeal in punishing with severity small offences. Now when...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/22/1888 | See Source »

...Prometheus Fired" treats of the old athletic question in a very new and original manner. Portions of this socalled lost Play of Aeschylus are very clever and well written. The work is, however, very uneven in point of merit. The charge of the Archon Eponymous is by far the brightest and best written scene of the play. The plot lacks continuity and hence fails to some extent in its purpose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Advocate. | 5/22/1888 | See Source »

...prove disastrous if indulged in at Princeton. Harvard's team play was good, and some fine dodging and passing was done by Blodgett and Griffing. The play of the visitors was poor at all points, and their throwing was especially weak. Reese, the captain of the Lehighs, did by far the best playing for his side, and it was due to him that the score was not higher than eight. The teams were made up as follows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 8; Lehigh, 0. | 5/21/1888 | See Source »

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