Word: felling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...second game between Harvard and Brown resulted in another victory for Harvard. Notwithstanding the fact that rain fell continually during the contest, the 'varsity played practically an errorless game, Wiggin's one fumble being excusable. In batting, too, the team showed an improvement over the preceding games of the week, especially in ability to bunch hits. Brown, on the contrary, was able to make only five scattered hits off Highlands. The latter was very effective and was well supported by O'Malley. Other features of the game were a two-base hit by Wiggin with two men on bases...
...broad jump Harvard received her last disappointment. Bloss won only second place. It is to be said in explanation that the running path was excessively heavy, preventing Bloss from getting the speed which is the essential part of his jump. Accordingly, he fell a few inches short of Sheldon of Yale, who, depending rather on his spring than on his run, cleared 21ft. 9 3-4 in. Wheelwright won third place...
...curtain in the Roman theatre was not raised at the beginning of a play, but fell into a sort of box under the stage. A similar plan has been followed in Sanders, where the curtain which has been made falls on the Roman principle. The scene painted upon it is a copy of the famous relief in the British Museum in which the god of the theatre, Dionysus, comes with his train to supper with a dramatic poet. The whole forms an admirable work...
...baseball game played by the 'varsity yesterday afternoon was encouraging. It cannot be said to have tested all the men thoroughly, since so much of the work fell upon a few; and yet, for the first time, the nine as a whole showed that it could gather itself together and play a creditable game. The immense difficulties which have had to be met this year make even a creditable game by the nine something worthy of no little praise...
...first one mile race Tuesday, April 24, the inside course, that is, the one next the wall, fell to '94, with '95 second, '97 third, and '96 outside...