Word: superiority
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...often been remarked, that the organization of our boating interests is far superior to that of the base ball or football clubs. The class crews, training for half a year, cannot fail to furnish abundant material for the university crew. To this, may be attributed, in a great measure, our success on the water. Class nines were formerly in vogue at Harvard and a few games were played for the class championship. But, as none of the nines made any previous preparation, they furnished no new men for the regular nine and awakened little interest. Now that we have...
...Clipper says of the Lehigh tug-of-war team at the games, that their previous work gave them courage, which did not prevail against the superior ability of the better-drilled Harvards, whose anchor, cool as an iceberg, exercised intelligent control over...
...every one interested in the success of the nine. The ability to play a steady up-hill game in spite of a strong lead in favor of the opposing nine is a proof that the preliminary work has not been in vain. The fielding of our nine was far superior to any of the previous work of the nine, while the batting was very fair. The steady work of the battery was the special feature of the game and gives promise of success in the future. A game of such length makes extraordinary demands on the pitcher and the catcher...
...following men have been elected members of the Superior Court of the Ames-Gray Law Club for the year 1884-5. J. J. Chapman, A. C. Denniston, H. Hubbard, G. E. Lowell, C. R. Saunders...
...brought in contact. A young man whose morals would be corrupted by such a contact would never come to it uncorrupted. Besides, a college student would hardly seek the society of a professional for its own sake. On the other hand, the opportunity afforded for the attainment of superior skill and excellence in a sport by competition with masters of the art is not unlike (if the comparison is pardonable) the opportunity afforded to a divinity student in having Phillips Brooks criticize one of his sermons, or lecture to him for an hour upon the duties of his chosen profession...