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...river to the crack New Haven crew" next June. And, as we have said before, do not wait to be called upon personally, but send or give your subscriptions in at once to the manager of the crew. He has so much on his hands that it is well-nigh impossible for him to visit each man. Therefore, be generous and aid him in his work. For this is a matter which should touch the pride of every true Harvard...
...societies, etc., is about the same as in last year's book, but there is a great improvement in the advertisements, which are better selected and greater in number than heretofore. The typographical errors are numerous, and this is the chief fault in the book; but it is well-nigh impossible with sometimes very carelessly given data to work upon, to publish such a collection of groups without having many mistakes in orthography. On the whole the Index for 1887-88 is an improvement over its predecessors and does great credit to the hard work of the editors. It will...
...game was dull and not remarkable for any fine plays. Harvard outfielded her opponents but succumbed to Stagg's curves, which proved well nigh invinciole. McConkey, Kellogg, and Brigham did the best work for Yale, while for Harvard, Boyden and Campbell carried off the small honors of the day. The score...
Bingham pitched a great game for Harvard, striking out seven men, two more than Stagg struck out. His batting also was scientific. Wiestling played a fine game at short, while Linn distinguished himself in right field. The battery work of Bingham and Henshaw was well-nigh perfect. Foster played his usual good game...
...first enveloped in a large white gaberdine. Next his throat was protected by bands of thick cloth, wound tightly round and round until it seemed well-nigh impossible for him to move his head. The front of his body was then covered with what looked very like a dropsical cricket pad on a large scale, extending from the chest to the knees. The sword arm, from the wrist to the shoulder, was then padded and bandaged to three times its natural size, and the hand guarded by a thick leathern gauntlet. Lastly, a pair of spectacles, rimmed with metal, protected...