Word: thingness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...best lacrosse games ever seen in this neighborhood was played to-day at St. Georges, S. I., between the New York Lacrosse Club and the Harvard College team. In the first half-hour it looked like a sure thing for Harvard, but the New York men rallied in the last 15 minutes and snatched the victory. It was decided to play one solid hour. Mr. Squibb, formerly of Harvard, was chosen referee, and Mr. Page of Harvard and Mr. Hodge of New York, umpires...
Brown has forfeited its remaining games in the Intercollegiate League. Considering its record, perhaps it was the wisest thing it could...
...accepted a professional offer, and gracefully consented to the change. Stagg and Dann, without doubt, form one of the strongest amateur batteries that ever appeared on the diamond, and by securing the former Bergen Point, having won a game from the Nassaus, has an almost sure thing in the race for the amateur championship.-Globe...
...here in college realize their priveleges in having distinguished clergymen at Appleton Chapel morning after morning to conduct prayers? Very few realize, perhaps, the significance of the presence during the present week of Dr. Brooks, who is just on the eve of sailing for Europe. It is not small thing for as busy a man as he to give half of every day to Harvard College, where so many men are ignorant of the fact that he is here among us and taking, as a Harvard man himself, a deep and daily interest all the men as a whole...
...which has always been the object of scorn and contempt heretofore, and deserves to remain so. It is much to be regretted that, besides those who supported the nine, there were men on the team itself, whose conduct eminently ill-fitted the occasion. The fresh man nine has one thing to learn before it undertakes to represent Harvard again on the ball field, and that is to play ball like gentlemen. The freshman class before it again cheers the errors of its opponents should learn that such conduct has always been considered contemptible at Cambridge...