Word: took
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...tried to get some points for my electives, but he fought shy of them. He said that he 'd been cheated right through. They d said the courses he took were soft, but he found every deuced ore of them deuced hard. Then we veered back to sporting news again, and got on that awful Yale game...
...right," said he, and he took out his purse. "Well, I've only five dollars; hand us over some of your money, it's easier to understand when the pool's large. That's right, - five, ten, - good Heavens! fifty dollars, - that will make a jolly pool. You're a rich man, Morris...
...attempted to reach second, but was cut off by Snigg. Tower failed to attempt home, thus losing Harvard's best chance for a run. Ernst then retired by a fly to Blogg. In the eighth two men were out, when Lanahan made a base on Wright's fumble, and took second on Carl's base-hit; both were left by Cogswell, who sent a long fly to Sawyer, which was well caught. Say made a base-hit in the ninth, but was left by Dailey foul tipping to Tyng. In the tenth Snigg struck out; Blogg made a base...
...have heard some dissatisfaction expressed at the tedious delays that took place between the races on Saturday. Those who complain may not always remember that much of the delay is occasioned by the fact that some men are entered for two consecutive races; and these men can hardly be expected to step from one boat into the other without some rest. Still the time that intervened between two successive races was, in nearly every case, unnecessarily long. We should like to call the attention of the several captains to this point in the races to-day; as we feel sure...
...Rather contrary to expectation, the entry-book was well filled on Friday evening, there being thirty-four names entered for the six-oars and thirty-two for the four-oars. There was the usual tardiness in getting started, and it was almost twelve o'clock before the first race took place...