Word: proof
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...success with which the college has met in the championship ball games this spring has resulted in a considerable increase in the interest taken by the students in this sport. Ferhaps the strongest proof of this increased interest is that furnished by the many "scrub" and "table" nines which have been formed among the, so to speak, non-professional players of the college. This result ought to be encouraged, for in many ways it is a most desirable one. In the first place, it proves a most excellent method to get the men out of doors for exercise, a result...
This race was the most exciting event of the day. The time of both Hendee and Frazier beats the record, 2m. 54 3-4s., and is conclusive proof of the excellence of our track...
...employs, it is necessary to ask whether such a step does not constitute a dangerous precedent for future crews. While it may be held to be still an open question as to whether the fast stroke is a better one than the old one, still, to most minds, the proof of the stroke is whether it wins or not. And if a crew believe they can win by adopting this stroke, we can rest assured that they will adopt it, if permitted to do so. It is very obvious that if the crews are all to abandon the regular Harvard...
...game of yesterday cannot fail to give satisfaction to every one interested in the success of the nine. The ability to play a steady up-hill game in spite of a strong lead in favor of the opposing nine is a proof that the preliminary work has not been in vain. The fielding of our nine was far superior to any of the previous work of the nine, while the batting was very fair. The steady work of the battery was the special feature of the game and gives promise of success in the future. A game of such length...
...TUESDAY.Argumentative composition. Special subject : Burden of Proof and Presumption ; Arrangement ; Persuasion. Mr. Briggs. Sever...