Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...fast, and they played to win. Although Yale's errors counted greatly in the scoring, four of the seven tallies were earned by the University team. This fact, coupled with the coolness and fighting spirit in the team's playing yesterday, renews again our confidence in its ability to defeat Yale in the final game of the series. The University baseball team of 1914 deserves a victory on Saturday and in its efforts to gain this victory, the loyal support of all Harvard men will be ever with the team...
...lateness of the spring recess this year, the team played three games in Cambridge before the southern trip. These resulted in victories over Colgate, the Massachusetts Aggies, and Bowdoin. The southern trip was the most successful ever made by a Harvard team, resulting in four victories and one defeat. After its return, the team won six straight games, but on May 16 was overwhelmed by Pennsylvania. This de- reat was due entirely to the wildness of the pitchers. The other defeats came from Dartmouth and Holy Cross, the latter nine taking both games in the two game series. The notable...
...over Pennsylvania today, and a victory in the series with Yale, will put the University team in the very front rank, and if a mythical title can be claimed, will give the University a strong claim on it. The game today gives the University a chance to avenge its defeat in Philadelphia; also it is the last contest before the first Yale game. For these reasons it is an important contest and merits the keenest interest and strongest support...
Both teams have come through the series up to today's game, without a defeat, this being the fifth contest for each. The members of the winning team will be awarded silver cups...
...season can hardly be termed successful. In the eight scheduled college games, the University team broke even; winning and losing four. On the southern trip, victories were registered by Johns Hopkins and the Annapolis Naval Academy, while the Mt. Washington Club and the University of Pennsylvania went down to defeat. In later games, the University scored victories over Hobart and Stevens Institute, but lost to the strong Cornell team and for the second time to Johns Hopkins...