Word: yesterday
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Yesterday afternoon, at the first practice since the vacation, several new men came out, increasing the total number of candidates to over twenty. The work, which lasted about an hour and a half, was full of life and as good as could be expected so early in the year. The men were divided into two teams and a scrub game was played, every candidate being given a chance to play at some time during the practice. The squad will not be reduced for several days...
...great majority of the readers of yesterday's journals, the news of the death of Marshall Newell possibly signified simply that a noted athlete of exceptionally fine character had died at the early age of 27 years, but to all those of us who knew Marshall Newell I fancy there were few, as we read the sad news at the breakfast table while outside the bright sun was shining on the happy Christmas Day, who did not feel our eyes moisten and a heavy strain on our heart-strings...
...last drill of this squad was held yesterday afternoon, and on Wednesday, January 5th, work will begin for all the candidates...
...Freshman crew went through their regular practice yesterday afternoon. It consisted of fifteen minutes' work on the machines, followed by light exercises in the Gymnasium and a half mile run on the board track. On the machines the men simply practiced the body reach; neither the oars nor the slides being used. The coaching was done by Mr. Lehmann, Mr. Willis, Captain Goodrich and members of the 'Varsity squad. Mr. Fernie and Mr. Howell, of last year's Cambridge eight, and Mr. Goldie of the Cambridge trial eights, who are on a short visit to this country, watched the practice...
...William G. Prince, a retired merchant, died yesterday morning at his home in Dedham. He was born in Boston, March 10, 1803, and was the only surviving number of the class of 1823. He leaves a son and two daughters...