Word: wager
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...more strange considering that Mr. Hawkins read well and that all but one of his selections were humorous. They were as follows: 1. The Philosopher in the Apple Orchard; 2. From the Prisoner of Zenda, "If Love were All." 3. From the Heart of Princess Osra, "The Wager of the Marquis de Merosailles." 4. From the Dolly Dialogues, "Cordial Relations," "Retribution," "The Other Lady...
...their new cedar shell. George Hartwell, of Worcester, who built the boat, came to town after rigging the sheel and spoke very enthusiastically about both of the Harvard crews. He picks Harvard for a sure winner in the freshman race, and offered to back his opinion with a wager of $100 against the field, but could find no one who would take...
...hundred yard dash, Wager Swayne '95, 10 1-5s.; 220 yards, E. W. Allen '94, 22 4-5s.; 440 yards, G. W. Sanford '94, 53s.; half mile run, W. H. Wright '92, 2m. 11 5s.; mile run, S. Scoville '93, 4m. 42s.; 120 yard hurdle, D. B. Lyman '94, 16 2-5s.; 220 yard hurdle, E. T. Eaton '94, 26s.; mile walk, J. E. Wright '95, 8m. 6s.; running broad jump, J. H. Hammond '92, 20ft. lin.; running high jump, A. G. Dickson, 5 ft. 5 1 2 in.; pole vault, E. G. Hart '94, 10ft...
...Robertson, J. H. M. Knox, LL. D., ex-President of Lafayette College; Principal Fairbairn of Mansfield College, Oxford University, England; Mr. Alfred Dale, Tutor in Trinity College, Cambridge University, England; Mr. Charles P. Clarke, President of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; Professor E. P. McLaughlin, General Wager Swayne, New York; Mr. Newton B. Vandayer, of Williams College...