Word: waited
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...question of fence or no fence, were that this was the only time the first freshman game was not played at New Haven, and that, if their nine was victorious, it would be too bad to celebrate Saturday night without their nine, and would be equally bad to wait until Monday night, when the excitement over the victory would have cooled down. For these reasons, the game next Saturday was made the all important one, and now it remains for our freshman nine to show what they can do against a nine desperately eager for victory, and supported...
...changes in the different departments are strong evidences of progress, while they all show that attempt is made to satisfy, as far as possible, the demands of the students. It is quite true, however, that the clamorers after courses in Stenography, Journalism, and Common Law have still to wait another year at least, contenting themselves with the advances that have been made and looking forward to other and greater ones to come...
...Albany Station some 20 minutes before the train was due, and whiled away the interim by cheering, singing, and listening to the Brass Band, whose efforts at this time were confined for the most part to bass drum solos. The more prudent among the students took advantage of the wait to explore the adjacent hostelries for sand wiches and other refreshments. At quarter to eleven the train rolled in. A scene of wild confusion ensued. The members of the nine were borne in triumph to their barge, while a second short but decisive fight for seats in the other wagons...
...Varsity and second nines, as well as the players upon the four class teams, and we have a total of over 150 men engaged in regular practice. Yet, this aggregate makes no account of the various "table" and "society" teams-nor of the two nines of Memorial Hall wait ers. This state of affairs must be gratifying enough to the faculty, whose aim it is to get as many students as possible to take regular exercise. Aside from the faculty view of the situation, however, this wide-spread awakening in the base-ball interest, must re-act favorably upon...
...departure, consideration of the plan had necessarily to be postponed. We think this explanation of the delay is a satisfactory one. It is to the interest of all parties to have the plan most carefully considered by the faculty. Everyone,- the students, most of all,- can afford to wait in patience, rather than have the matter slighted, or hurriedly disposed of in the press of other business...