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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...successful rivals, who are admired simply because they happen to be the fashion." Mr. Perry is an eloquent and skillful advocate, but we must not forget that "fashion" in such matters is usually right: if it makes a favorite of one poet, it is because he has something to say or, at least, says nothing in an attractive manner; if it disregards another, we may find the reason in some defect which for the time or forever condemns him to oblivion. If Mr. Jones had but little joy in his life we can but grieve for him. It will...
...very seldom ends in a draw), the English cricketers were asked their opinion of the play, and were obliged to admit that so far as they could judge the batting seemed very weak. "That is a compliment at any rate to the pitchers," they were told. "But to say the truth," one of them replied, "the bowling - or what you call 'pitching' - seemed weak too. Every ball was full pitched, and any one can hit a full-pitched ball; yet your fellows often missed them." A smile passed round among the base-ball players and their friends...
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Much dissatisfaction has been expressed in regard to the fewness of games arranged by the base-ball management for the remainder of the college year, but we would like to say that such discontent is entirely uncalled for, because the nine management has done its best to arrange games and has been unable to do so. The withdrawal of Columbia has affected the schedule materially and at this late date it has been found impossible to obtain dates from any nines of any merit what soever; the game with the Beacons has been given up but there will be contests...
...adage of familiarity still holds there nevertheless. We have not the least objections to anybody coming into the rooms to consult exchanges and to look up special points of interest, but to use our sanctum all day long as a general rendezvous, which we are sorry to say, has been done by several men, is a little more than can consistently be asked of any board. - Princetonian...