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...home of his widowed sister to find out the why and wherefore of her large expense account. He arrives at a most auspicious moment, as all good heroes should. His sister is in the clutches of an unscrupulous Englishman who makes love indiscriminately to her and her companion, Abbey Sexton. John is a business man but a human one. He sees his opportunity, grasps it, and of course the whole thing turns out all right in the end. The Englishman is "halfway to Canada" by the time John wins his old sweetheart back again...
...Yale contest. In the present season both nines have been handicapped somewhat in their development; Harvard, by the loss of Captain Ayres through sickness, Yale, by the ineligibility of Hanes. Moreover, the University was forced to swap horses in the middle of the stream, so to speak, through Dr. Sexton's resignation as coach...
...temporary loss of Fripp through illness, the batting slump of Reed, and the sudden resignation of Coach Sexton were mid-season misfortunes which loomed large, but all three have since been cleared away. P. D. Haughton '99 came to the rescue as coach, Reed was given a rest which has resulted in a noticeable improvement in his work, and newly-elected Captain Hardwick moved from left field to cover third, a position at which he has greatly distinguished himself. Another change was made in taking Frye from the pitching staff and placing him in centre field, much to the improvement...
...through in championship form, taking a game from Brown and clinching the Princeton series with a second victory over that aggregation. This is more commendable as the nine has had several severe set-backs to contend with. Captain Ayres was taken sick and has not played all spring. Coach Sexton resigned in the middle of the season. Fripp, who was holding down third base got scarlet fever. Haughton took command as coach and Hardwick was made captain and to their efforts the team's success is due. Their efforts deserve all the backing which can be given them...
Percy D. Haughton '99 has agreed to coach the University baseball team for the remainder of this season to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Dr. F. G. Sexton. Mr. Haughton assumed the responsibilities of the position yesterday when he coached the University battery men. No batting or fielding practice was possible yesterday owing to the use of the cage by the management of the Greek plays...