Word: defeated
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Princetonian attributes the defeat of the Princeton nine last Monday to its poor base-running and fielding...
...could address a friend a couple of yards away and still be heard distinctly. We suppose that this slight noise was an outburst of patriotism which could not be surpressed, but needed to give vent to itself in order to keep the Yale team at its work, as defeat was so imminent...
...affair of Monday last is the most discouraging defeat Princeton athletics has sustained since the memorable first game with Yale of last year. It is all the more disheartening, because little or almost nothing, can be said in apology of it. As was the case in our first championship game, wretched base running and one or two costly errors lost us the game. The fault lay not so much with the coachers as with the base runners. True, the visitors' catcher was a hard man on whom to steal bases, but a number of our runners were very slow...
...nine plays another game of ball. The defeat which the team suffered on Wednesday shows that it is much the weakest of the class nines. This weakness is due to the fact that the regular pitcher is considered too good for a class nine, and is unable to play in that position. On the other hand he is considered not good enough for the 'Varsity, and so he is unable to play at all. The distinction which has been made in this case seems to be one that cannot be maintained without arousing much complaint and questioning...
...defeat which the Lacrosse team received from the South Boston team yesterday afternoon should be a warning against the danger of over confidence, a danger to which the lacrosse men are particular liable, owing to their long continued success. Some time yet remains before the first college game, and yesterday's lesson should be profited by, if the champion ship is to remain here another year. The season has been against our team, and the disadvantage can only be overcome by harder or rather more careful work, for nobody can accuse the lacrosse men of not working hard...