Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard Lampoon held its 21st annual dinner last night at the Tuileries. Thirty-seven persons were present, including the Board, eight graduate editors, and a number of invited guests. The latter were R. P. Utter and J. P. Hayden of the Advocate, H. A. Phillips of the Monthly, W. K. Otis of the CRIMSON, and G. P. Day of the Yale Record...
What was undoubtedly demonstrated in the race was the superiority of the long English stroke over the short professional one. Ninety-seven had an unusually powerful crew, but they rowed a very short stroke, and from the start were undoubtedly out of the race. For the last mile they rowed a very plucky race, Hollister doing the work of half the crew, but the stroke was outclassed...
...Alexander McKenzie will speak before the Christian Association at 6.45 o'clock this evening in Holden Chapel on the subject, "The Use of That We Have." As the meeting will be over by half-past seven, it will not conflict with any other engagement. All members of the University are cordially invited, and it is hoped that a large number will avail themselves of this opportunity to hear a most interesting speaker upon a suggestive topic...
Yesterday the Freshman nine defeated Marlboro High School, in a seven-inning game, 22-1. Marlboro played a wretched game in the field and made only four scattered hits off Foster...
...Weld crews and there has been much attention given to their progress and plenty of interest taken in their contest. In addition the work of the Senior crew, in comparison with that of the other crews, will be closely watched on account of the methods used in training. Ninety-seven has been coached in watermanship by a professional oarsman (who has, contrary to the general supposition, given his services free of charge), has adopted a somewhat shorter and faster stroke than that taught by Mr. Lehmann, and has gone through an unusually hard course of training for a class crew...