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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Princeton played the last of her intercollegiate games on Saturday and was beaten by Yale after a close game. Her nine has made a good showing this year, having won one game from Yale and two from Harvard. Three of the other five games were lost only after hard struggles. As the record now stands Harvard must win one game from Yale to tie with Princeton for second place, two games to take second place alone, and all three to win the championship. It is a formidable task but it is a possibility. Hard, steady work with good support from...
...postponed Exeter-Andover baseball game will be played at Exeter tomorrow. The prospects are for a very close game...
...June 11. Owing to the threatening weather the full number of members expected was not present, but those who went were well repaid for their trouble. The dinner was voted a success by all, and the ride home, thanks to a full moon and good roads was a fitting close to a very enjoyable evening...
...both singles and doubles, and by this last victory Exeter has won the doubles cup for the fifth consecutive year. Andover won the singles match last fall, and as Exeter won it yesterday, it will be necessary to play a third match to decide the championship before the schools close. The athletic meeting was a success in every way. Great interest was taken in the outcome, since it was the first time such a contest had taken place between the two schools. Andover won, getting six events out of the nine. Exeter's showing would hardly have been so poor...
...There were nine events, of which Andover won six and Exeter three. According to the rules of agreement but two men from each school contested in each event. Andover made the more cred table showing and her men were evidently in better training, but Exeter was a very close second in every event in which Andover won first place...