Word: contests
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...very unfortunate that anything should have occurred which would mar the good temper and spirit of friendly contest which has heretofore characterized the "amateur" ball games. The action of one of the nines in claiming a forfeiture on Monday last, when the game had been postponed by the manager of the university team, who possessed the right to do so, was uncalled for, and cannot be defended. The game will no doubt be played off to the satisfaction of both nines, and we trust that the result will be acquiesced in by all without any further discussion...
...games of the last few days have materially changed the aspect of the base-ball contest. Harvard and Yale are now a tie for first place, with Harvard by far the best chances for final success. The standing is as follows...
...attempt a slur upon the officers of the Mott Haven games, and we are sorry that we could be so mistaken. The charge made that the 100 yards dash was decided by but one of the three judges, is preposterous. To say that, in as close and exciting a contest as the one in question was, two of the judges were "not looking," must surely seem absurd. It was, at any rate, entirely unnecessary to declaim against the decision of the "one judge" on the ground that he was a Harvard graduate. The statement that the members of the Harvard...
...final game in the preliminary series of the Amateur Championship contest was played yesterday, when the Oxfords met with a decisive defeat at the hands of the Peachblows. The final series will be played between the Baby Ansons, Peachblows, and CRIMSON. The score of yesterday's game was as follows...
Considerable interest has been felt in this contest, and before it became known that the seniors were to give handicaps to the underclassmen, odds were freely offered that eighty-six would win the cups. As it was, the shooting was extremely close, and the senior team barely made good its allowance to the juniors. The sophomore team was short one man, and by agreement of the team captains, was allowed to substitute an extra round by the three members present...