Word: contest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...large number of spectators who were attracted to Jarvis Field, in spite of the wet ground and cloudy sky, show clearly what a strong interest is felt in the prospects of Harvard College in the coming contest...
...Harvard made a strong showing, owing principally to the energy of Captain Willard. On the other hand, we heard many mutterings that the best men were not all represented on the team, and that a more judicious choosing would have given Harvard a better place in the base-ball contest. We are inclined to doubt the value of these mutterings, for the reason that harmony might have been destroyed if the personnel of the nine had been different. But who, may we ask, has a right to maintain private grievances when his duty lies to his college alone...
...seat several times. This hard luck seemed to follow them to New London. In the first place their Waters boat began to soften very perceptibly a few days before the race, and in the race itself an accident occurred which decided from the outset the result of the contest...
...June races were rowed over the Charles-River course. As early as half-past seven people began to collect on the Beacon-Street wall, and at half-past eight the first race was started. The programme announced eight, events, all of which took place. The last and most interesting contest was the eight-oar race, in which the Crescents, Bradfords and the Harvard 'Varsity competed...
...would be difficult to decide whether base-ball or cricket is the more scientific so far as the relations of the batsman and the bowler or pitcher are concerned. I note that so far as the actual contest between ball and ball is concerned, the two games seem fairly equal. Though in base-ball pitching, a more difficult scientific problem is involved, it cannot be said that the play to meet the curving ball is more difficult than the play to meet the, varying pitch and break of well-bowled balls at cricket. In base-ball curves there...