Word: went
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Mayflowers then went to the bat, and, by the very loose fielding of the Harvards, at the close of the inning had made 41. The feature of the inning was Walker's bowling, which was very accurate and destructive...
After lunch the Harvards went in, and batted so safely and vigorously as to completely tire out their opponents. Dwight, Green, and Sullivan all made double figures; Lee carried out his bat for 18; and Harris was called out by a wrong decision of the Harvard umpire, while batting beautifully. Ninety-nine runs was the score when the last wicket fell...
...natural, so straightforward, that every one was pleased to have her turn out the Cinderella of the girls. Simon's music suggested to the college ear the opening strains of D. Pratt's poem "Sound the hugag!" etc. All the parts were well taken, and the play went off with a creditable freedom from hitches...
...supper of the Magenta Board and their friends took place at the Maison Doree, on the 8th of May. The presence of Professors Bocher and Palmer added greatly to the pleasure of the evening. Conversation went on very gayly, and there seemed to be no flag in the entertainment. At last, when the strawberries and ices appeared, the President, Mr. Warren, rose, and after cordially welcoming the guests, proposed as the first toast of the evening, "Our Alma Mater." To this Professor Bocher replied briefly, speaking of the future of our University and of our paper. Professor Palmer...
ONCE a careless man went to the cellar and stuck the candle in what he thought was a keg of black sand. He sat near it drinking wine until the candle burned low. Nearer and nearer it got to the black sand; nearer and nearer, until the blaze reached the black sand; and it was sand, - nothing happened...