Word: poore
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Wisby stands now an old ruined town, surrounded by the fragments of what was once a magnificent wall, two miles long and thirty feet high, in the cracks of which the poor have built their hovels. Sixteen churches once stood in the town, of which twelve remain as ruins...
...jump, Putnam, Stickney and Holt had been tied, but as Stickney was unable to perform on account of his injured knee, only Putnam and Holt jumped, the former winning with 5 ft. 8 in., Holt doing 5 ft. 6 3-4 in. The performances in the pole vault were poor, Emmons winning at 9 ft. 6 in. Brooks and Curtis tied for second at 9 ft. 3, Brooks winning second prize on the toss...
...score of ten to five. The game was very loosely played on both sides, and the batting was only fair. Mains pitched a good game for Ninety-nine till in the eighth inning he wrenched his knee and had to stop playing. The fielding of the Freshmen was decidedly poor, and has not improved at all lately. Davis especially did not play nearly the game he is capable of, and, though an injured finger is some excuse, his throwing is apt to be very wild. Galbraith took Thompson's place at second base, but his playing was only fair, while...
...atmosphere is distinctly Spanish. The plot hangs on the ardent love of the young Alcayde for a fair maiden, the ward of the stern and pompous Grand Inquisitor of Seville. The latter dignitary has many schemes of his own which he puts into execution at the expense of the poor Alcayde, but not without involving himself in serious complications. The reckless projects of a wandering gypsy are accountable for a general misunderstanding on the part of all and cause grave difficulties before matters are finally straightened out. Spanish peasants, gypsies and Moors give the action a picturesque surrounding...
With no out and the bases full, Harvard only succeeded in scoring once in the eighth, but in the ninth Curran was played out and discouraged by the poor support he was receiving. He hit Scannell and gave Dean and Paine their bases on balls. Haughton then scored all three and himself on a home run. This ended the scoring...