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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Mandolin Club gave its first performance this year on Friday evening at the first of a series of four informal performances given by the Boston Art Students' Association at the studio on Dartmouth street, back of the Art Museum. The club played four of its new Spanish airs in an extremely delicate manner, and were obliged to respond to an enthusiastic encore. Mr. Howells and Mr. Payson also played the Neapolitan polka "Fiorentinella" as a duet. After the music Mr. Walker gave a short lecture on Spain and art in general, and the evening was spent socially. The club will...
...there are more places to fill than usual. The 'varsity has lost valuable men in Campbell, Boyden, Gallivan, Knowlton and Bates. Their places will be difficult to fill. Of last year's nine Henshaw will occupy his old position as catcher, Willard will cover first base, Quackenboss will probably play third, and Howland will resume his place in the outfield. Thus the positions of pitcher, second-base, short-stop, and two places in the out-field are vacant...
...candidates for the outfield are F. Codman, '90, who has played on the freshman nines of the last two years and who is a strong fielder and a good batter. Howland, L. S., a member of last year's 'varsity, who will probably play again this year. J. S. Brown...
Eleven pairs have entered for the whist tournament of the Chess and Whist Club, which will begin this evening. The following rules have been adopted to govern the playing: All contestants will meet this evening at 7 o'clock in the rooms of the club. Matches will consist of the best three games out of five, and seven points will constitute a game. The results of the games must be left with Mr. O. Everett, 16 Little's. The players have been divided into two sections. In the first round each pair will play every other pair in their section...
Entries for the whist tournament close at 8 o'clock this evening. Play will begin at the rooms of the Chess and Whist Club on Monday evening...