Word: swiftly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...members of the Total Abstinence League will be addressed this evening by General John L. Swift...
EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON- I should like to improve the opportunity afforded by Gen. Swift's lecture on the temperance question, to set forth the nature and objects of the Total Abstinence League. Two years ago this spring attention was especially drawn to the disgraceful drinking habits prevalent in the college, and several meetings were held with the object of forming a society for the purpose of checking this evil if possible. All shades of opinion were represented in the preliminary meetings, and very lively discussions took place as to the principles on which the society should be based. Those...
...uninteresting, but the exhibition by our nine was very gratifying. Baker was unable to play on account of an injured hand, and his loss was materially felt at the bat, but his position at short-stop was perfectly filled by Lovering, who made a very brilliant stop of a swift grounder in the eighth inning. During the first four innings, Nichols and Allen pitched and caught with excellent effect...
Nichols completely puzzled the opposing nine and eight men struck out during the four innings in which he pitched. The best playing of the game was done by Allen, who held Nichols swift delivery with perfect ease. Winslow pitched well during the rest of the game, and was efficiently supported by Crocker. The Tremonts' fielding was very poor, and the nine was evidently demoralized by the absence of Fowler, their regular pitcher. Their best playing was done by Sullivan and Wood-man. For Harvard, Phillips and Winslow did the best batting, and White led the Tremonts...
...Swift, late of St. Paul's School, died yesterday at Rome. He will be remembered as a very pleasant instructor by many of the St. Paul's men now in college...