Word: misses
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...article, written by H. Buxton Forman. Another brilliantly illustrated article is a second paper on "The Gunnison Country," by Ernest Ingersoll. There are four portraits, illustrating the first part of "Retrospections of the American Stage," by John Bernard. There are two purely literary papers, one on "The Brownings," by Miss Kate M. Rowland, of Baltimore. The other literary paper, by J. Heard, is a singularly cogent argument to show "Why Women should Study Shakespeare." The poetry is not abundant, but comprises such names as Celia Thaxter, John Vance Cheney and Louise Chandler Moulton...
...time chosen for the match was rather unfavorable, as most of the freshman members of the club were unwilling to miss the Brown game, and so were unable to be present. The summary follows...
...ancient custom of printing the quinquennial catalogue of the university in Latin, which has been agitated for some time, has recently received considerable discussion in the daily papers. The general opinion seems to be that the change is sure to come, sooner or later, and that Harvard should not miss the opportunity of taking the lead among the colleges in introducing this innovation. Some even go so far as to take exceptions to the implication that the catalogue of men who have received degrees from Harvard is printed in Latin, and assert that the language used is a sort...
...afternoon, under the following conditions: Prize, a silver cup, to become the property of the winner of three competitions, not necessarily consecutive. Each competition shall consist of a score of 20 clay birds, thrown at 5 angles, 16 yards rise. Ties shall be decided at 18 yards, straight-away, miss-and-out. No preliminary practice will be allowed before beginning the score, except at the discretion of the executive officer. Entries for the cup, 25 cents...
...play" with the ball on his crosse too long before throwing. Hood has an effective throw for goal, but should vary it, and try to insure greater accuracy. Woods plays an effective game close in goal, but should be a little more careful not to miss easy "swipes." Noyes dodges and runs well, and throws a hard line shot. His chief fault is "Monkeying with the ball" before picking it up. The fielders are playing rather a loose game and do not support each other enough. Roundy is effective in covering his man, but does not start quickly...