Word: working
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...living in that way. Composing music is anything but a lucrative employment, and though occasionally large sums are paid for a composition, publishers will not usually give more than a dollar or two for them. On the other hand if a man has a love for this kind of work he may get considerable pleasure out of it and feel at the same time that he is adding a little to the musical literature of his country...
...good teaching can be obtained here as abroad, but on the continent one is enabled to study music to better advantage, because he is surrounded by a musical atmosphere and has nothing to distract his attention from his work. But there is a good deal lost in going abroad, since, when a man returns, he has to begin at the very beginning. and perhaps will not be able to make more than a hundred dollars for two or three years, while if he had stayed at home he would have gradually worked his way ahead. In short, going abroad...
...Haverford men have been practicing under the coaching of Woodcock the college professional, since Christmas. They began work in a shead, the wicket being covered with matting Their captain, H. P. Bailey, is one of the bowlers on the first eleven of the Merion Cricket club. They ought to turn out a good team, and Harvard may expect to work hard if she wishes to lead the Quaker eleven. Of the men that will make up Pennsylvania's team, four-J. A. Scott, W. Scott, J. H. Patterson, and H. J. Brown-have been chosen for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia...
...Princeton nine started on April 10 on its annual trip to New York where four games were played in as many days The continued hard work had its effect upon the players and some of them were so badly off that the game as scheduled with the Bergen Points was cancelled. The Princetonian says: "The trip has been very successful in every way, and never at this stage of the season did a Princeton nine have brighter prospects...
...Yorks struck out while only one Princeton man failed to hit the ball. On Thursday, Princeton played the Jasper college nine and was again successful, beating them 13 to 9 King and Brown were Princeton's battery. Princeton struck out sixteen men, Jasper only eight. Princeton's work at the bat was very effective. Princeton lost their first game of the trip to Newark 14 to 4. The Princeton team were overworked and batted and fielded poorly. The most interesting game was with Staten Island on Saturday. A large audience was present. Staten Island's battery did fine work, while...