Word: talents
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...says the Rochester Herald of last Saturday, "that a short time since a ball nine from Cornell University played a game with the Hobart freshman nine, in which the former nine were ingloriously vanquished. It was subsequently discovered by the Cornellites that the Hobart men had engaged some outside talent, and to this the Cornell nine attributed their defeat. Trouble ensued, the Cornellites claiming that they were not honestly beaten, and charging the Hobart nine with unfairness, and the latter asserting that it was not an unusual thing to engage ball-players not connected with the college. The Hobart faculty...
...high time for the committee to meet again and take active steps for the consummation of the project. As to the urgent need for a representative Harvard song book there can be no question. And it is certainly to be hoped that there is enough enterprise and talent in the university to produce a volume that shall be worthy of the college. It is true that with the departure of '82, Harvard lost some of her most talented writers of verses, besides two of her ablest song composers, Messrs. Burton and Wister; but still enough remain to guarantee a reasonable...
...score of 9 to 0, has been somewhat severely commented upon. The series of games for the class championship were instituted chiefly with a view to drawing out the men of '86 who are fond of the sport, and of giving an opportunity to the base-ball talent of the class to develop itself. And although the previous practice of the nine may not have warranted him in feeling secure of victory, still that was no excuse for his not putting in an appearance at the proper time, and consequently defeating to a certain extent the original object...
...French critic (name not given) is quoted as declaring that Mrs. Langtry is a charming woman, absolutely devoid of dramatic talent...
...have to do the practice know the college as a unit is thoroughly interested and alive to this department of athletics. Let '86 not be backward through a false sense of modesty, but work with the other classes, and she may be sure that if she has the talent it will be immediately recognized. If all will take hold with a will we trust that when the foot-ball season is through the victories of the crimson will not be eclipsed by those of the blue...