Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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That Dr. Ward has succeeded in exciting a popular interest in Anthropology has been abundantly shown by the large audiences that have gathered in Upper Boylston Hall on the evenings of his lectures. Last night proved no exception to the rule, and by half-past seven the hall was well filled. Dr. Ward had chosen, as the subject for his closing lecture, "The Benefits of Anthropological Study...
...meeting was held the next year on the Union baseball grounds in Boston. Roxbury Latin won easily, taking seven out of twelve first prizes, including the tug-of-war, and one second prize. Hopkinson's won four firsts and three seconds, and St. Mark's one first and seven seconds. At this meeting, Loring of Hopkinson's made the exceptionally good record of 54 3-4 seconds in the 440 yards dash, and 24 1-4 seconds in the 220 yards dash...
...disappointed wearer of the blue expressed it, was a "procession." Yale, vulgarly speaking, carried the bucket. Harvard jumped into the lead the moment her oars struck the water, and though averaging about thirty-four strokes to the minute after the first spurt, to her opponent's thirty-seven, increased her lead at every stroke. On the last mile there were twenty-five boat lengths between the two crews. Harvard's rowing was remarked upon, though little understood, by all who saw the race. So little effort was apparent in her style, that the uninitiated were at a loss to account...
...absolute accuracy, the result of the Intercollegiate games this spring, nevertheless, even at the present time, it is possible to prophesy with some probability the winners in the various events. Yale, without much doubt, will capture the cup this year, while Harvard, who until 1887, had won successfully for seven years, having sustained a very serious loss in the graduation of most of her team, seems to stand a very poor chance. Yale will surely take four firsts. Harvard, Columbia and U. of P. will each win two or three, while Princeton also will come in for her share...
...known as the "M. C. C.," which numbers amongst its three thousand and more members, (almost every amateur cricketer of note in England), the record of the team was very creditable. The most notable victory of the Philadelphians was that over the Gentlemen of Gloucestershire whom they defeated by seven wickets. The county was represented by its best amateurs including Dr. W. G. Grace, the Leviathan; and the victory was the more creditable if we remember that there are twenty times as many Cricketers in Gloucestershire as in Philadelphia...