Word: defeated
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...college it produces little effect in the world outside of college that Harvard should have won; whereas, if Harvard Freshmen are beaten, it makes the greatest sensation, and nearly every one thinks it was the University Crew which has been beaten. This occurred in the case of '81's defeat by Cornell, and is alone almost a sufficient reason for doing away with them...
...respectively. Three games with the Bostons proved more disastrous than usual. The Princeton was the only college club over which our Nine was victorious, and the championship went to Yale. Our prestige in base ball had fallen, and after the victories up to '73, a period of defeat...
...lost 11, and had two drawn. Very strong professional nines were played, and beaten, as, for instance, the Lowells, 3 to 1; Bostons, 7 to 6; Rhode Islands, 11 to o; and the Fall Rivers, 6 to 3. Only one game in the college series was a defeat, and that was the second with Yale, in which the score stood 6 to 7 in favor of the blue. The Nine, imitating the example of the champions of '70, took a trip after Commencement and went as far south as Philadelphia. Leeds led the batting this year, with a record...
...Cricket Club, notwithstanding its two last games have resulted in defeat, is much to be praised. It has done an amount of work and training that would do credit to other organizations which make larger claims upon College support. The two clubs by whom it has just been defeated have the reputation of being first-class teams. Hence the result of the games has been neither unexpected nor discouraging. But though the organization, as a whole, is a success, yet some points may be fairly criticized. For instance, the fielding is at times wretched, a fault which a little hard...
...steady game which they played throughout. In spite of the fact that the score stood at one time seventeen to nothing, the Nine did not commit the fatal blunder of losing their presence of mind, but worked away till they had obtained the four runs which saved the defeat from being a disgrace. This week the Nine seem to have discovered that hard work at practice is the only means of salvation, and it is to be hoped that we may see a little more practice such as took place last Monday. Lounging about the field and catching an occasional...