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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale freshmen defeated a nine from the Worcester Technical Institute at Springfield last Saturday, by a score of 14 to 2. Yale made eleven base hits with a total of fifteen and but three errors. Worcester got but three hits off Odell...
...crews got into position upon their first attempt and were sent off by the referee at 4.23. The seniors caught the water first followed by the juniors, freshmen and sophomores in the order named. For the first minute, '83 rowed 36 strokes, '84 and '85, 35 and '86, 33. At the end of ten strokes '83 had drawn away from '85 until there was clear water between the boats. '84 was very close on to '83 with '86 right behind, '85 now holding fourth position. About one hundred yards from the start '83, followed by '85, began to steer...
Play was called at 3 P. M., and for half an hour a close and exciting contest followed. The New York team put forth all their strength at once, and soon, for the only time during the game, seriously threatened the Harvard goal. Home got the ball in front of goal, and made a shot for it, but threw high over the flags, and the game was soon carried back to the New York side...
...While Mr. Higginson was travelling along the border of Kansas, a cattle ranger came through the cars, anxiously inquiring of every passenger whether they had any tobacco. All returned a negative answer, and, when at last the man reached Mr. Higginson, he was almost in despair. "You haven't got any tobacco 'round you?" he queried, in a pathetic tone. "No," was the reply; "I don't use it." "Don't use it?" exclaimed the ranger, starting back in surprise, "don't use it?" "No, never." "Don't you use it in no form whatever?" "No, I don't." "Well...
Palatinate College, Pennsylvania, got rid of an obnoxious president in a queer way. The trustees leased the institution for three months, and the president was thus left hanging...