Word: contestant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...interest in the Mott Haven games next Saturday is greater than for some years, and the prospects are that the contest will be extremely close and interesting. As has often been the case three colleges are claiming consideration as possible winners of the cup, but this year it is Pennsylvania and not Princeton that will make the fight with Harvard and Yale. Experience has shown that predictions concerning the outcome of the individual events cannot be made with any degree of assurance. However, brief mention of the men whose public performances have been worthy of especial notice...
...principal interest of the evening centered in the game of battle-ball. Ten minutes were allowed for the game and after a very close contest the juniors won by a score...
...second game between Harvard and Brown resulted in another victory for Harvard. Notwithstanding the fact that rain fell continually during the contest, the 'varsity played practically an errorless game, Wiggin's one fumble being excusable. In batting, too, the team showed an improvement over the preceding games of the week, especially in ability to bunch hits. Brown, on the contrary, was able to make only five scattered hits off Highlands. The latter was very effective and was well supported by O'Malley. Other features of the game were a two-base hit by Wiggin with two men on bases...
...freshmen won from Yale on Saturday in the prettiest game that has been seen on Holmes Field this year. The playing was sharp and lively and the closeness of the contest kept the interest sustained until the last man was out. Harvard's success was largely due to the battery work of Paine and Scannell. While the former did not strike out many men, he prevented Yale from hitting safely at critical moments. Scannell caught a good steady game and did much to save his pitcher from having several wild pitches scored against him. His work with the bat, also...
...will play right field. The nine, thus constituted, is undoubtedly the strongest team which the freshman class can produce, and the addition of the 'varsity players will not only strengthen the batting and fielding of the team, but it will also inspire confidence, an important factor in freshman contests. The hard and constant practice of the men has, to a great extent, remedied many of the faults which were noticeable in their playing earlier in the season and the sharp and accurate fielding which characterized their practice yesterday augurs well for their success in today's contest. The following...