Word: firsting
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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THIS was the first game played...
...first game between these two Nines, played on the preceding Saturday, resulted in an unexpected victory of 24 to 14, for '77. The game last Saturday resulted in another Freshman victory of 16 to 4. The Freshmen naturally feel quite proud of their Nine, which certainly contains some very good material, and, with proper training, may distinguish itself next summer. We give the score of the last game...
...students in the shape of a handsome bat, which is to be given to the Harvard ball-player who receives the most votes. Let us all rally to the support of our friends! Then, again, our votes should certainly secure the silk banner to "Cambridge I," that company always first at fires and always courteous and obliging to students...
...last race was for six oars. Two barge were used, the first with the following crew, Wheeler, '74, str., Bacon, '76, Silsbee, '74, Sanger, '74, Burry, '74, Riggs, '76, Swift, '74, cox. The second crew were Wetmore, '75, str., Appleton '75, Goodrich, '74, Harding, '74, Weld, '76, Prince, '75, Devens, '74, cox. This race was quite exciting. Wheeler's boat drew the inside, but Wetmore gave such a telling stroke as to keep a slight lead up to the boat-house; but in rounding the curve his crew lost, enabling Wheeler's crew to turn the stake first. Despite...
...college, and sustained by the admiration of a circle of unlettered relatives, you are, all at once, removed to a position totally different. Surroundings, duties, pleasures, everything is unfamiliar. You are, in fact, transplanted from easy-going boyhood, with loving hands ever ready to guard you from the first approach of trouble or temptation, to a station imposing upon you the responsibilities of manhood, without experience or preparation. Can it justly be a matter of surprise that at your annual visits home old friends will find you changed? Not necessarily gone to the bad, of course, but with a good...