Word: players
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...vocal music, men being endowed by nature with voices, and instruments being a matter of ingenuity and invention. It developed slowly, the church being at first opposed to it; but the improvement of the violin and other stringed instruments by the great Italian makers naturally developed a school of players and writers. The organ was the first musical instrument to attain development, and in the 17th century was used in the church. The harpsichord, clavichord, etc., a variety of instruments like the piano, were in common use at this time. A very interesting feature of the lecture was the performance...
...play continuously, as long as he wishes. (Leaving the grounds for a short interval will be overlooked). In the same manner a charge of ten cents will be livied on men using the new clay courts. Again, on the grass courts the charges will be fifteen cents for each player, if engaged in a four-handed game, and twenty cents if engaged in a two-handed game. These charges will not seem large in view of our new advantages, and the fact of the necessity of repaying the money loaned by the corporation...
...number. They can also be purchased of the boy on the grounds. And it shall be the duty of this boy to collect these tickets and the necessary amount of charges from each man, shortly after he begins play for the day. This shall be done, not by the players giving the tickets to the boy himself, but by dropping them into a box with which the boy will be provided. Players are requested to be very careful in this matter, as otherwise it would be easy to defraud the association. A player can transfer from one court...
...Winston, '86, has creditably filled third base, and wishes to go in the university field. Lang, '85, S. S. S., has played in class championship games, and is a leading candidate for the field, and Merrill, '85, has played both in class and field, and is a cool player...
...Sears has a younger brother who is a very promising tennis player...