Word: fastings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Weed, '86, 3b., Wiestling, '87, s. s., Nichols, '86, 1. f., Bingham, '89, c. f., and Ferry, '86, r. f. Afterwards some of these players gave way to Edgerly, '86, Woodbury, '86, Litchfield, '87, and Willard, '87. Young, '89 shows up well behind the bat; he holds fast to the ball, recovers quickly, and throws with considerable accuracy. He is a man of about Allen's build, and resembles him somewhat in his general style of catching. Various changes were made in pitchers, Ferry, '86, Litchfield, '87, and Bingham, '89, all tried their hand at it. Bingham is of short...
...freshman crew made fast time over the Charles River course this afternoon...
Harvard played its fifth game of cricket yesterday afternoon on Jarvis Field. Much difficulty was found in getting a suitable wicket, the grass being very scant. Finally a wicket was chosen right across the battery's position on the base-ball field. Though true, the wicket was "fast," hence the high score of the Harvard team. The best batting was done by Parker, Evans and McKean for Harvard, and by Sullivan for I. Zingari. In bowling, the honors were carried off by Mr. C. W. Smith, '88, who secured 7 wickets for 19 runs. As Harvard led by more than...
...have been over the ground long before agree in prescribing for him, and, as a rule, he follows the line marked out without question. There is probably still room for reform in the curriculum of American colleges, but it is not impossible that President Eliot is going a little fast and is a little too enthusiastic, and we do not believe any considerable number of American parents will agree with him in his conclusion that the average youth of eighteen possesses sufficient judgment and stability of character to think and choose for himself without the exercise of any restrictive influence...
...rapid strides which journalism has made during the past quarter of a century, and the large number of college bred men who have entered this profession-for if it be not now a profession, it is fast becoming one-have given rise to much discussion as to the advisability of colleges establishing courses which would have a direct bearing in educating men who intend to make this their life work. It seems to be the universal opinion of practical newspaper men that the only way to get any insight into their profession is by an apprenticeship on a paper...