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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Gallivan played his usual brilliant game. His error, the first which he has made this season, was entirely excusable. Palmer's pitching was very effective, only three good hits being made from his delivery. Thayer supported him well. Foss, Gallivan, Bailey and Litchfield bore off the batting honors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eighty-eight Wins the Class Championship. | 6/7/1887 | See Source »

...cursory way and the ideas embodied in both essays would not suffer from greater elaboration. The best bit of writing in this issue is undoubtedly a sketch, "Mr. Blanc," which shows maturity of thought and excellent mastery of language. The task of describing a character is accomplished without the usual effect of wearying the reader. The idea of the whole sketch resembles in a way Hawthorne's "Christmas Banquet." Two stanzas on "A Dead Girl" are full of charm; the idea of death being "beguiled" by her smile is such a one as might have occurred to Heine. A rambling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "The Advocate." | 6/6/1887 | See Source »

...Haven on Saturday, Yale played her best game of the season. For Princeton, Mercur was hit hard and retired. King was put in the box and pitched as wild as usual. Stagg again distinguished himself by the most effective work. The score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Shuts Out Princeton. | 6/6/1887 | See Source »

...Clipper comments on the management of the Mott Haven games as follows: The officials were experienced and efficient, showing that the association has profited by the lessons learned in past years, when incompetency called forth severe criticism. The management otherwise, however, was as lax as usual at college meetings, a number of persons who had no business there being permitted to invade the infield, often to the annoyance of the officials. This is a long existing evil which loudly calls for remedy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 6/3/1887 | See Source »

...feature of the game was Gallivan's game at short, accepting ten chances without an error, and making two marvellous one hand catches. Young played a brilliant game at second, though but one catch was very difficult. McLeod and Codman also made brilliant catches. Thayer caught as well as usual, and Palmer and Foss also did well. Eighty-eight batted hard for the first time and bunched hits, but had hard luck in getting men left on bases. Mr. Loud's umpiring was impartially poor, and he allowed himself to be bull-dozed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Series. | 5/24/1887 | See Source »

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