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...field. Holden caught splendidly, and it is much to be regretted that Harvard loses his services in the next game. Alger played an excellent up-hill game, and acquitted himself admirably considering the heavy batting tendencies of the Yale Nine. Howe made one of the finest fly-catches ever seen on a ball field. Hutchison's play at short was the principal feature on the part of Yale; he succeeded in stopping several seeming base-hits, and in sending them over to Hopkins like rifle-balls. Smith played pluckily behind the bat, but was weak in throwing to second...
...number of men who carry their hero-worship to such an extent is happily small. But although Gosling is not often seen at Harvard, he does exist here. We all know him. He is not an imaginary phenomenon, but real flesh and blood. To use a milder and perhaps more applicable illustration than the former one, he is the man who, though he has a short neck, must needs make himself ugly and very miserable by wearing a high collar, because Swellington, who has a long neck, can wear such a collar comfortably and to advantage...
...knocked down by a party of Sophomores carrying a blanket. "Jump, boy, jump far out into the wave!" they shout. The unhappy man looks down at the swaying surface, and mournfully shakes his head; perhaps he has seen that blanket before. Nothing can now save...
SEVERAL members of the Freshman Crew have been seen recently breakfasting at the Holly Tree...
...Having seen the worth of these honours, let us examine their effect upon the students, who may be divided into three classes. The first, those who already get Commencement parts or Final Honours, will have less instigation, for the worth of a part will certainly be greatly diminished. Those who now do not stand well at all in any subject will not be much affected by "honourable mention"; if desire for knowledge, a position on the rank-list, etc., will not lead a man to study at all, it is not likely that the prospect of being "mentioned" will spur...