Word: heading
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...night. The Carl made some rather extravagant demands of his guests and only Gawain was polite enough to comply with them. He was rewarded with a seat at table beside Carl's beautiful wife and daughter. The crowning demand w. s that Gawain should cut of his host's head. With great reluctance he did as requested, and there sprang up a noble prince, who warmly thanked him, and told how he had been condemned to slay all guests who refused his demands. Gawain was the first obedient guest and the one to relieve...
...scoring three runs in the first inning and not allowing a Hopkinson man to reach first for three innings. In the fifth inning the freshmen went completely to pieces; B. Stevenson knocked a ball to third base, Whittemore fumbled it, Whiting picked it up and threw it over Rogers' head allowing the man to reach third. Russell followed with a single, bringing in Stevenson. Paine knocked an easy ball to Gillmore who threw Russell out at second. Harris struck out. Clark knocked a grounder to Whittemore who threw it wild to second; Wadsworth let this ball through allowing Paine...
...country. Amid all this vigorous growth due to youth, it is good to note the way in which Harvard holds her own. She still keeps the lead, and if the tremendous growth which she has experienced this year continues, the chances are that she will remain at the head for some years to come...
...scene opens at King Arthur's court at Christmas. During the festivities a huge knight clad in green enters and challenges anyone to exchange blows with him. Gawain accepts and testing the knight's axe, cut off his head at a blow. The Green Knight, however, unhurt picks up his head and rides off. Gawain is to go to a place called Green Chapel and receive his return blow in a year. After All-Hallow Feast, Gawain sets out for the Green Chapel. At Christmas time he comes to a castie, whose owner, a huge knight, tells him that...
...most exciting event of the afternoon was the two mile bicycle race. In all the heats the men were closely bunched and the Harvard men especially exhibited excellent head-work in their riding. In the first heat. when the pistol was fired, all the men appeared to be afraid to set a good pace and as a result the first two laps were finished in very slow time. Allen and Brewster of Yale then started off mere rapidly, closely followed by Davis and Elliott of Harvard and in the sixth lap Davis spurted and took the lead. He was unable...