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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Bigelow gave the Ingersoll lectures last year on the subject. "Immediately as Conceived and Taught in North Buddhism...
Harvard Crew Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 14, 1908.--On Saturday Coach Wray gave the University eight their second time trial over the course within three days. The crew covered four miles up stream under very favorable conditions in 20 minutes, 45 seconds. The start was easy and the stroke was kept about 30 till the last half-mile was passed, then it was gradually raised until 39 was reached in the last hundred yards. As a whole the crews rowed only fairly well. The time was fast, but strong favoring tide and wind discounted this to a certain extent...
...Aronson's long home run to left centre in the sixth inning that gave Harvard the victory, Aronson crossing the Plate before the left fielder started to throw the ball. The batting of the team as a whole against Gable was light, only four hits being secured. Leonard made two of these, one of them a two-bagger to left. The men hit the ball hard, however, and it was only good fielding on the part of Cornell that prevented more hits. In the fourth Caldwell pulled down Currier's swift liner. The playing of Heilman at shortstop...
...Freshman eight went about three miles, but were forced to stop at the boathouse in the midst of their practice to remedy a defect in Hooper's rowlock. The University four-oar also covered about three miles. Coach Wray gave this crew considerable attention and succeeded in improving their manner of following the stroke. The boat showed considerable improvement over previous performances. When the Freshman four-oar went out this afternoon Reece was tried at bow instead of Oveson. It has not been decided whether or not this change will be permanent. Manager K. Howes '08 arrived this afternoon, also...
...comedy scenes especially were most gracefully and delicately handled. All her points were enthusiastically received by an audience which delighted in applauding her. The Olivia of Miss Josephine Victor was marked by warmth and a keen perception of the romantic phases of the character--a conception which not only gave the part its true dramatic value, but which offered the actress a chance to display her utterly fascinating personality...