Word: seventeen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...SEVENTEEN men are now trying for the Nine...
...July 25, the first of the intercollegiate contests with Yale was played at Worcester, our Nine winning 25 to 17. Out of seventeen games this year, Harvard won fifteen. From this time on, the Lowells were no longer feared by our Nine...
...fill the places of those who during the past years have done so much towards the honor of the College. Our Nine, however, are deserving of praise for the steady game which they played throughout. In spite of the fact that the score stood at one time seventeen to nothing, the Nine did not commit the fatal blunder of losing their presence of mind, but worked away till they had obtained the four runs which saved the defeat from being a disgrace. This week the Nine seem to have discovered that hard work at practice is the only means...
...record in boating between Oxford and Cambridge stands nineteen to seventeen in favor of the former. Since 1870 Oxford has been victorious only twice, while during nine years Cambridge never won a race...
...like those found in snapping crackers, was placed on my head; and my feet were wound up in a Turkey rug. I felt like a fool; but the class looked satisfied and that was the main point. They were a curious collection of ladies, of various ages, from seventeen up to - well, I won't guess the age of the oldest. All but one wore glasses, and the effect of the combined glare of twelve pairs of glasses can better be imagined than described! One or two belonged to the Saturday morning club, and one to the Saturday evening...