Word: splendid
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...chief excellence of the Harvard crew is the body work; for in both time and blade-work Yale excels. Where Harvard men may lay their hopes of their crew is in that splendid dash and vim and grit in which the crimson men go at their work. In the slower stroke Yale rows far the easier, more graceful stroke. But when they come to "hit up" the stroke to 36 and 37, as in the fourmile time row on Saturday, that superb finish vanishes. The time of that fourmile row was 21m. 10s., just one minute slower than the Thames...
Chaney '94 surprised every one by his splendid work in the high jump. His actual jump of 5ft. 11 1-2 in. was the best...
With the exception of third base Harvard's infield played a good game, the best work being done by Whittemore and Scannell. The latter played in splendid form and stopped Highlands's somewhat erratic pitching remarkably well. Corbett made one inexcusable error and fielded the ball in a very slovenly manner, while McCarthy was slow in starting when a hit was made. The score...
Their weakest spot in the field was at shortstop, Ide makeing two inexcusable errors. Clark was rather wild, but he held Harvard down to six hits with a total of eight. Towne at right field played a good game and made a splendid catch in the third inning. The score...
...writers, Congreve was perhaps the wittiest. Farquaar excelled in the splendid action which he introduced into his plays. Nowhere does this come nearer perfection than in "The Beaux Stratagem." The other of Farquaar's plays which every one should read is "Sir Harry Wildair." Charles Lamb always claimed that these plays were not immoral in their influence for the simple reason that no one believed in them. The heroes are essentially gentlemen,-or rather "truly good fellows," in spite of their seeming indecency. From Farquaar Sheridan really got his Charles Surface and Captain Absolute...