Word: needless
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This year the address will be delivered by Professor Nathaniel S. Shaler. To those Harvard men who know him or have taken his courses, it is needless to add that what he will have to say is sure to be well worth hearing. The prayer will be offered by Dr. George A. Gordon; Col. Higginson will preside, and the Glee Club will lead the singing...
...ground floor of the cage will be large enough to permit the regular throw from the home plate to second and base running. Needless to say, it is a great improvement over the old cage, which was so small that the men were greatly hampered in base running and batting and even in fielding grounders. The building is 150 feet long by 60 feet broad and 30 feet high in the centre, and in appearance is neat and substantial...
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the 'Varsity will play Newton A. A. on Soldiers Field. Newton will probably put the same team in the field that was defeated by Yale last Saturday by a score of 10 to 0, and it is needless to say that the 'Varsity will have to play a stiff game if they expect to do much scoring...
...seems needless to remind any one of the loss that such an act brings to the University, not merely in dollars and cents (for it is well-known that similar foolish acts in the past have caused such material loss), but principally in dignity and prestige throughout the country. It would be superfiuous to mention all these things were it not for the fact that several important games-and victorious games, too, we believe-still remain. In view of this, is the whole University patiently to submit to the disgrace of Saturday night? To do nothing to discover the offenders...
...form of all the crews was very ragged throughout the race. None of them knew how to start well, and, even making allowance for the roughness of the water, splashed to a needless extent. Considering, however, that they were made up of almost untrained men, the showing made was very creditable...