Word: well
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Well, good by, friends; I see I'm not wanted...
...interest in Athletics. The interest in foot-ball has visibly waned, and base-ball is not much better. Lacrosse is superior to foot-ball as a game, inasmuch as there are no long delays from fouls, and as skill rather than brute force is necessary in order to play well. The popularity it has met with wherever it has been introduced...
...hold one cup, and the victorious four-oared crew will hold another cup. We mention eights and fours as the most advisable form of races, and would suggest that the third race be open to singles. This seems such an excellent project, and the costly cups are prizes so well worth rowing for, that we trust the H. U. B. C. will lend their cooperation, as we have no doubt they will, and further as far as possible the undertaking...
...short, sensible, and to the point." We are pleased with the Courant's editorials, but we cannot literally return the compliment, for they certainly are not short, - they cover nearly twelve pages. But who could be so unreasonable as to expect short editorials from lady editors? They are well written, entertaining, and full of gossip Another feminine feature of the Courant is the publication of the marriage of graduates of Abbott Academy. Proud, happy graduates...
...several American crews go over, they can race there just as well as here, in the various heats. If American crews win different heats, they will be matched against each other in the final. If the crew from this side be beaten, then we all thank fortune that it was not a champion crew. On the other hand, if the American crew win, then again we say it is good it was not the champion crew, for the results lead to the inference that the champion could have done even better...