Word: latterly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...latter part of 1886 the Lampoon began to degenerate. It began to lose that distinctive quality mentioned so often, which is hard to describe, but which one feels to exist the moment he begins to look through an old issue. The editorials began to be flat and vapid; the jokes harder and harder to see; the bright verse more and more scarce. The double page and then even the full-page pictures disappeared and small society pictures with jokes (?) that would fit any one of them equally well, were substituted instead. Finally, to complete the destruction of its ancient character...
...challenge has been sent by the Harvard Cricket Association to Yale, but it is doubtful whether it will be accepted, as the latter college has no cricket club...
...test at Newport between the old and modern types of government steam launches, the latter proved itself far superior in speed and towing capabilities...
...this is the case, let us by all means have graduates of Yale, Harvard or Princeton for our judges, rather than take a man who is at the time a regular member of one of the competing league elevens. Private animosity is more likely to crop out in the latter than in the former case...
...rush. The ball was fumbled by Yale, and Cumnock dropped out. Rushes by Butler, Boyden and Porter advanced the ball fifteen yards, but it was carried outside. Beecher attempted a run, but was downed by Porter. A kicking match was now tried between Bull and Sears, and the latter, from a down, carries the ball well up the field. Runs by Boyden and Porter advanced the ball to the thirty-yard line. It was now expected that Harvard would score, but Yale managed to secure the ball through a fumble. It was passed out to Graves, '91, who made...