Word: sooner
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...congratulations, to express a feeling of surprise and disappointment at the cowardly treatment our men were subjected to at New Haven. The Advocate in its last issue complains of the vindictive spirit which is the accompaniment to every Yale defeat. What are we to say of Saturday? No sooner did our men get ahead, in the sixth inning, than a perfect chorus of yells, hoots, and groans began, and lasted till the game was over; every ball pitched was greeted with a yell, and every fly accompanied by one; not only did this happen, but members of our nine were...
...begin to play as well as several of the nines which contested for the CRIMSON cups last year. Most of the fielders treat a game of base ball as a huge joke, and during a game indulge in such little pleasantries as guying each other about errors. The sooner they drop this style of play the better for the class and for the men themselves. They fail to play together, and a couple of hits by their opponents totally demoralize the team. They play without snap and as if nothing depended on their improvement. They strike at a ball, with...
...constant excellence in practice is realized by everybody, so that when any excellence is displayed; there is good reason for gratification. Our teams thus far have done well; and they have got to continue doing well if they are to succeed against the strong rivals that they must meet sooner or later. Every game in practice is an opportunity for a team to strengthen itself for future contests, and as much should be made of it as possible. The practice games, moreover, though of minor interest, are not of minor importance. All who can should attend them, and by their...
...proposed Charles River bridge, between Cambridgeport and Back Bay, which in all probability will be constructed in a year or two, concerns Harvard in more ways than one. The value to the college of having this new route to Boston needs no explanation. The sooner the bridge is completed the better. But the fact that the bridge was to cross the two-mile course, used by the Union and Harvard boat clubs, for a while threatened to impair the boating facilities hitherto enjoyed by our various crews. Arrangements have at last been made, however, by the Union Boat Club, whereby...
...expulsion, by the Director of the gymnasium, of the trainers who were present at the first winter meeting, was a most commendable action. Our only regret is that the action was not taken sooner. If the winter sports cannot be held without the introduction of Muldoonism, then they were better not held at all. Trainers have their places without doubt, but they do not belong in the Hemenway Gymnasium. Contests in sparring among gentlemen, to be respectable, must be free from the vulgarity of professionalism, and Harvard men are presumably gentlemen. We do not know by what means the trainers...