Word: cocoa
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...cricket team was badly defeated by Haverford at Haverford on Friday by the score of 306 to 59. The defeat was due to the greatly superior batting and fielding of the Haverford team, and also to Harvard's unfamiliarity with a hard turf wicker, after practice on a softer cocoa-matting wicket. Haverford caught out seven of the University team, and both Bonbright and Hopkins scored centuries, not out. For Harvard, F. C. Taylor did the best bowling, and King scored the most runs. Only two men made double figures...
...coach and of J. F. Powers of Worcester as field coach of the track team were confirmed and also of R. A. Derby '05 as assistant manager of the University crew in place of J. P. Bowditch '05, resigned. It was agreed to equip the cricket team with a cocoa-matting wicket for use on Soldiers Field and it was voted inexpedient to send a crew this year to the American Henley at Philadelphia...
...cricket squad will start outdoor practice on Soldiers Field this afternoon. On account of the softness of the ground cocoa matting will have to be used until the turf is in better condition...
...cricket squad practiced out of doors yesterday, for the first time this year, on Holmes Field. Fielding practice was begun, in addition to the regular batting and bowling on the cocoa...
...work has been done in the cage, consisting entirely of batting and bowling on the cocoa mat. As soon as the weather permits, work will begin outside in preparation for the game at Lowell on April...