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...speaking of the work of the Harvard Observatory in the department of stellar photography, Professor Pickering briefly went over some of the facts in its development. The first photographs that were made of the stars were taken fifty years ago by Professor George R. Bond, with wet plates. Seventeen years ago Professor Pickering began obtaining appropriations for further experiments in the same direction, and successive good results have made the investigations very large. Photographic telescopes have been employed at Arequipa, Peru, and at Cambridge, and in the former place two tons of glass in the form of photographic plates have...
...Seventeen entries have been received for the doubles tournament; the drawings are posted in the CRIMSON Office. Play will begin today...
Clarkson pitched well. He had speed and good control, and used excellent judgment. In addition to striking out seventeen men and giving only one base on balls, be allowed but three scattered hits, and did not let a man reach second. Reid's hitting was brilliant. His home run and two singles alone brought in five runs. Frantz also got a home run with one man on base, and Wendell and Clark made timely singles...
...first half, when the Harvard men completely outplayed their opponents. In the second half Pennsylvania took a decided brace, and rather forced the game. Harvard's team play on the attack was rather poor; but the defensive work was very strong, especially that of Guggenheimer, who stopped seventeen tries for goal...
Owing to the continued bad weather the cricket team has been unable to practice since some time before the recess. Seventeen men have been retained and it is hoped to use the new crease as soon as the ground becomes sufficiently...