Word: sided
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...third game in the class series for the lacrosse championship resulted in a victory for the freshmen by a score of 1 to 0. The game was well played throughout, and Ninety-one showed up better than on any previous occasion. For the first time in the series the sides were even. Soon after play began the ball was forced toward Ninety-one's goal, but the defence played a strong game, and Morton had no work to do until the first half was nearly over, when he made some good stops. The time of the second half was shortened...
...many other sources, and it is to this effect. The attendance, although voluntary, has been good. The vesper services have been thronged. There never was more religious life and activity at Harvard than to-day. The tone of morals is exceptionally healthful. Public sentiment in college is on the side of sincere and manly piety. The old practice of appointing a single preacher and compelling the students to hear him had to be given up at Harvard, as it will sooner or later have to be at Yale and every other real university." The sober and appreciative spirit manifested...
...inning, Harvard played a game which, if continued, will bring the championship to Cambridge. The entire nine batted hard, few men striking out. Gallivan made his first error in a championship game, an excusable muff of Bates' throw in attempting to put King out at second. Willard led his side at the bat. For Princeton, King and Dana did good work. The score...
...expectation of seeing a class base-ball game, were disgusted at the action of the captain of one of the class nines. The captain insisted that some law-school man should be chosen as umpire, fearing that the partiality of any under graduate would lead him to side with the opposing team. When objection was made to his proposal, he immediately called his men off the field and refused to play. It would seem as though a man who has passed four years at college would be sensible enough to control his temper and not give way to such...
...library. The ground for the structure has already been broken, and work is now progressing rapidly. The plans, which were prepared by a New York firm, provide for a building with a capacity of 300,000 volumes. It will be almost square, about 100 feet on a side, and 80 feet high. The walls will be of brown stone in two shades, and the floors will be iron, finished with rock asphalt and tile. This will make the building entirely fire-proof, even to the doors, most of which will be iron. The furniture will be of oak, upholstered with...