Word: successful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...lamentable. At this time last year the club had been organized and the runs were beginning to take place regularly twice a week. The direction and supervision of the runs were under the charge of the captain of the Mott Haven team who was more than anxious for the success and prosperity of the club because it helped to develop new men for track athletics. There must be some head to start the interest in Hare and Hounds this year as there was last, otherwise fellows who are interested in that sport will be at a loss to know what...
...tennis championship for the first time in four years has come to Harvard. This success is more gratifying from the fact that the victory is an auspicious opening of the athletic season, and perhaps indicates that the tide has turned and that now we may look for a regeneration in other sports equal to the one which has taken place in tennis...
...West End Railway, supplied with electric motors, was tried yesterday between Cambridge and the Mechanic's Fair building and proved a success. There were forty-eight persons on board, but the motors carried them up the heavy grades without difficulty...
...back of Divinity Hall. Now, why cannot cricket have its share in the admirable grounds owned by the University? Why cannot the team players set up their wickets in the upper end of Holmes Field, say two afternoons in the week. Such an arrangement would not interfere with the success of a single sport; certainly not at this time of the year. If this were possible, it would probably be the means of adding one more to our long list of intercollegiate teams, and would give us the opportunity of adding to our roll a new championship. Such a thing...
...Yale has tied the score of races won or lost against Harvard, and has commenced this year's campaign more vigorously than ever. Rowing men here must cease wondering what were the causes of our defeat of the past two years, and look for the causes of Yale's success. Clearly it is because at Yale the captain of the 'Varsity crew is not expected nor allowed to be responsible for all things pertaining to his crew and its management. He is not called upon to do the work of two men-to row in the boat and coach...