Word: manly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have allowed their attention to be drawn off by other things. At any rate, it is upon the shoulders of the members from Eighty-eight and from Eighty-nine that the blame must rest if the Pierian keeps the down-bill path, it seems to be taking. Every man in the University will join us in urging that the welfare of this society be looked after by its members who cannot escape the responsibility by resigning now when the condition of things is bad owing to their own neglect, nor by staying away from rehearsals as they seem to have...
...sarcastic. He referred to the time when rule xxiv was originally adopted, and described the cricket of that day as a game played in silk stockings, without pads, and with nothing but fast bowling; and very justly observed that under such circumstances a very stringent rule preventing a man from stopping a ball with his leg was not necessary. Now, however, he said, you give a man pads that are perfect protection, introduce slow bowling, and yet expect the same old rule to be effective. Finally the vote was taken and every club voted for the change...
...trick." The Yale and Princeton nines play with professionals, and their playing shows the result of such training; we are simply influenced by the desire to fight upon an equal basis with our opponents. Public opinion here at Harvard is still too strong to be disregarded; and every man in college knows what Harvard would think of a deliberate attempt to learn "tricks" on the part of the nine. Among other things, Mr. "X" says (in the columns of the Advocate) that playing with professionals "will not make the games a whit more interesting to players or spectators." This shows...
...SUCCESS is a good memory, without which the student, business man or scientist loses what he gains. Professor Loisette's wonderful discovery enables his pupils to learn any book in one reading. Endorsed by Prof. Richard A. Proctor, the astronomer; Hon. W. W. Astor, late U. S. Minister to Italy; Hon. John Gibson, President Judge 19th Judicial District, Penn.; Hon. Judah P. Benjamin, the famous jurist, and hundreds of others who have all been his pupils. The system is taught by correspondence. Classes of 1087 at Baltimore, 1005 at Detroit, and 1500 on return visit to Philadelphia. Address Prof. Loisette...
...fill his place. The '89 nine will be severely handicapped by the loss of Trafford who played first base for two years, but is now rowing with the 'varsity crew. The rest of last year's team will probably be able to play in their usual positions, but every man in the class who has ever played ball is urged to come out on Jarvis Field this afternoon at 2 o'clock, to practice batting and fielding. There is every reason to believe that all the class teams will be very evenly matched this year and that the contest will...