Word: seeing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...many men should not enter. Heretofore, when only one prize was offered, which was almost sure to be won by some remarkably strong man, there was perhaps some reason why more than one man should not enter; but now that every one has a fair chance, we hope to see more entries. We hope, too, that members will induce their friends to come to the sports, and help the sale of the tickets; for the Association has spared no expense in preparing for these meetings, and is much in need of money. Certainly, the management cannot be too highly praised...
...successful that Harvard has ever seen. For over two months the five eight oared crews have been in training, and for the last five weeks have been on the river daily. The sight of five eight-oared crews in line is of itself worth going several miles to see; but when the race between them is as close as that of to-morrow seems likely to be, the interest ought to be very great. Of the five crews the Freshman is the only one that can be said to stand no chance for first place. The Law School crew...
...second game with Yale takes place tomorrow on Jarvis Field, and, while we would not make our Nine over-confident, we confess that we see no reason why they should not come off victorious. The practice which they have had during the week should reduce their liability of making fielding errors, and at the bat they ought to be much more successful than last Saturday. Besides this, the reappearance of Tyng and Ernst in their old positions is enough to make every man do his best, and to prevent any one from getting "rattled...
...See that stalwart man with a base-ball bat; give him room! He ties the end of a packthread to a ball, which he tosses up, strikes with his bat, and in a graceful parabola it sweeps over the heads of the crowd, and - see! the man on the roof has caught it. A burst of applause greets this brilliant play. Alas! he is on the Nine; an instinct stronger than that of preserving life seizes him; quick as thought, he throws it to second! It has hardly left his hands before he realizes that he has made an error...
...see the treacheries of those I love...