Word: mislaid
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...college colors. "By the way" said he, "what are the Columbia colors?" "Blue and white," said I. He looked over the balls very carefully, but failed to find any with the blue and white stripes, and then said to me, "I guess the Columbia ball must have been mislaid." Then the students rose up and cheered and applauded most vociferously their loved President, who in the midst of his studies hadn't forgotten the fact that Harvard hadn't been able to win a base-ball game from his students. - N. Y. Times...
...following is from the Yale Courant of June 6th: "The Harvard DAILY CRIMSON has lately published an editorial speaking of a 'wail' or a 'howl' (we have mislaid the paper and the exact word escape us) which in its mind has arisen from its 'sister college in New Haven,' about the listlessness, over-confidence, and general demoralization of the Yale crew. And the CRIMSON warns the Harvard crew against putting any faith in such 'wails.' Moreover, the CRIMSON cites as an instance of such a wail's proving only a 'gag,' the articles which appeared in the Yale papers last...
...Spirit of the Times editorially speaks of the Princeton athletic meeting. It says: "When all but boxing had been finished, the president of the Athletic Association made a short oration. We have unfortunately mislaid our stenographic report of this address, but its peroration was in substance as follows: 'Ladies and Gentlemen - The remaining events of our programme are a series of beastly, barbaric, brutal boxing bouts. Those who do not wish to see the bruised, battered, bleeding bodies of the boxers borne to their barracks will please withdraw during the intermission of five minutes now given for that purpose...
...extend the time for me, and will be ready to take measurements till April 1. It is very desirable that the cards be all returned to me before that date, as the regular examinations begin then, and no measurements can be taken after that time. If any have mislaid or lost the cards I sent them, other cards may be obtained at my room, or at the gymnasium at the time of measurement. Dr. Sargent's hours for this purpose will be from 1.30 to 3 P. M., except on Tuesdays and Latin days...