Word: defeated
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Yale, so often victorious in the intercollegiate contests of late, has felt the sting of repeated defeat in debating, and the recent enlargement of her English department, in part, we must believe, to meet the situation, is now well-known. Princeton, the home of debating, has awakened to the fact that we were more than her match. Our enviable position in the past has been made and maintained by the earnest work of a body of men who were interested in speaking, and who had the good of their University deeply at heart. As the time comes to fill their...
...weak batting of the Harvard nine yesterday was exasperating, but it was rendered so by the fact that in every other way, their work was of high order. The life which was put into the work was a refreshing sight to all Harvard men present, and made the defeat easier to bear than most of the others during the season...
Harvard turned the tide of defeat Saturday by defeating the University of Pennsylvania by a score of 8 to 3. Harvard scored eight runs in the first four innings, so that there was little excitement during the rest of the game. The result was due mainly to the excellent pitching of Highlands and the costly errors of Pennsylvania. Besides this the Harvard men ran bases with good judgment and took every possible advantage of their opponent's misplays. The fielding of the home team, too, was very clean, only three errors being made on hard hit balls...
Saturday's victory over Pennsylvania was extremely gratifying, not only as victory where Harvard had first met with defeat, but as evidence of improvement in the playing of the team. The series with Yale is so rapidly drawing near that every gain by the nine is now particularly valued. The game with Pennsylvania was distinctly encouraging. Without their captain, the nine still played cooly and steadily, - a virtue which will go far towards making up for lack of brilliant play. The men are to be congratulated on their well-deserved success, and should be warmly supported in the final effort...
Harvard will play the University of Pennsylvania on Holmes Field this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. The first game between the two colleges played at Philadelphia May 13 resulted in Harvard's defeat, 11 to 7. The following is the batting order of the two teams for today's game...