Word: cross
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University baseball team won its last game before the Yale series by defeating Holy Cross, on Saturday, in an exciting contest, 4 to 3. After the first inning, in which both teams scored once, the University team gained the lead in the third, but Holy Cross tied the score in the fourth, on Carney's home-run. Harvard again took the lead with a run in its half of the fourth, and Holy Cross brought in another in the fifth. Holy Cross made their last run in the next inning...
...University baseball team will play its second game with Holy Cross on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The first game, which took place at Worcester May 2, was very closely contested, and Holy Cross won by a 3 to 2 score. In that game Hicks faced Dowd, who did slightly better work than his opponent. The University team made six hits against eight for Holy Cross, but nevertheless batted hard most of the time...
...Holy Cross has a very fast team this year, although its record is not wholly clean. Since the first Harvard game it has been defeated by the strong Vermont team, 1 to 0, and 6 to 5, has defeated Dartmouth three times, has won from Tufts, 3 to 1, and from Yale twice, 1 to 0. Wesleyan was beaten, 7 to 2, but Holy Cross with a substitute pitcher in the box lost to Trinity, and to Pennsylvania this week, 4 to 2, with Dowd pitching...
...Harvard team has been developing rapidly lately. It has demonstrated an ability to hit and to field, and a victory this afternoon should make the outlook for the Yale series very promising, as Yale and Holy Cross have shown themselves to be evenly matched. As it is the last game before the Yale series it is also one of the most critical. With Hicks in the box, the University team generally bats well, so a close game will be expected this afternoon...
...batting orders: HARVARD. HOLY CROSS. Leonard, 3b. l.f., Shay McCall, 2b. 2b., Cashen Harvey, c.f. c., Larkin Aronson, r.f. s.s., Barry Lanigan, l.f. p., r.f., Mansfield Currier, c. 1b., Carney Simons, s.s. r.f., p., Dowd Harding, 1b. c.f., Stevens Hicks, p. 3b., O'Rourke