Word: less
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...withdrawal from the number of the University preachers. His long connection with the University and his continued interest in its welfare will make his withdrawal from immediate connection with it seem a personal loss to every one. All of us have come in contact with Dr. Hale more or less closely, and have felt the uplifting influence of his life among us. It is for our own sakes, as well as for his, that we are sorry he must leave a work in which he takes so deep an interest. We earnestly hope that recovered health may soon make...
...bases on balls, aided by wild pitches, gave the game to Harvard. Bates was put in the box by Harvard, and he pitched a remarkable game for a man with so little experience. It was his first championship game, but he pitched like a veteran, striking out no less than sixteen men. With the exception of the first two innings, he was well supported, and this, combined with numerous errors by Princeton, won the game for Harvard. Although Harvard was outbatted, her errors were not costly, while Princeton's errors resulted in runs for her opponents. It was distinctly...
...game was remarkable for the few hits made by Harvard, who seemed totally unable to fathom King's errors. Had he been less wild, the game would surely have gone to Princeton. Bates pitches a very fine game, being cool and collected throughout and striking the Princeton men out at critical points. For Princeton, Wagenhurst did the best field work, while Durell and King excelled at the bat. The score...
...delicate, and the treatment is, in the main, original. The writer shows power of observation particularly in the character of May Vernon. One who is familiar with a country church and its ways will be keenly interested in the story of "The Reverend Ambrose Wilson." The plot is less worthy than the treatment, and were it not for an unsuspected turn at the end, would seem shallow. The ins and outs of country churches, however, must have been observed to have been so well portrayed. The essay on Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield, though instructive, well written...
...third point made in the report is that the matches take away, not only the players, but 'large numbers of students, who go as spectators. Not less than 400 attended the game at New York last autumn between Harvard and Yale...