Word: rather
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yesterday afternoon the Beacons played their first game of the season with the Harvards. A small audience witnessed a rather uninteresting game in which Harvard was successful by a score of 8 to 3. The Beacons did not score until the ninth inning, when singles by Richardson and Frederick, and an error gave them three runs...
...York by a score of 8 to 0. The next game with the New Yorks on the following day did not result so favorably for Amherst, as the New Yorks defeated them quite easily and batted Tenney hard. The rest of the games during the vacation were rather unsatisfactory, as the players were somewhat discouraged by the absence of Judson from the pitcher's box. He unfortunately strained his arm in the first game with the New Yorks and therefore was unable to pitch in any of the other games. His arm is still rather lame, but he will probably...
...Yale exhibition game a full three-quarters of the reserved seats were unoccupied. As the number of reserved seats, or rather seats with backs, increases, the matter should be so regulated that all which are not needed shall not be reserved. In common justice to the students, who should be regarded as much as outsiders, the best seats should not be monopolized...
Stroke. Apt to shorten the stroke. Has rather a weak finish, and pulls his oar out. Hurries out on his slide...
...composed of men who have decided influence among their classmates, - men who would prove competent to quell any undue disturbance without resorting to violent measures. The college does not need men distinguished for their size and weight, who could act as yard policemen in a case of necessity, but rather quiet, earnest men, who, by their cool, common sense, can control their excited fellows, and prevent any extravagant demonstrations. As to the Conference Committee, it should be remembered that it is a legislative body, elected for the purpose of creating a better understanding between the faculty and the students...