Word: defeating
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Berglund, and Bradford, Harvard's best bets in the weight events, can out score the efforts of Gibson, Gates, and Moeser, Princeton's corresponding trio. Harvard has improved in general strength in this branch, however, and does not expect to suffer the complete submergence in it which has spelled defeat in most of the big meets of the last two years...
...Providence team has so far had a fairly good season, although it has not been able to defeat all its opponents. It beat the Moses Brown School men with the overwhelming score of 17 to 4, but a few days later lost to Dean Academy, 12 to 1. Last Saturday, playing better ball than at any other time during the season, to he Brown Freshmen rallied in the sixth inning with the score 2 to 1 against them, and pulled out a 5 to 2 win from the clutches of the Holy Cross players...
While the University nine is playing on the grandstand field, the Second team will take on St. Anselm's College on the Second team diamond. The scrubs opened their season at Exeter last Saturday, and showed lack of practice in their defeat at the hands of the schoolboys. Coach Parent, after a few intensive practice sessions has shifted his line-up, and he expects his charges to put up a much improved game against the Saints today...
...hard hit by graduation, and the late spring has not afforded them much opportunity for practice. In their opening home game the Brunswickers lost to Bates in a 15 to 5 rout. Loose fielding and the wildness of the three twirlers who officiated for Bowdoin are blamed for the defeat. Bates scored nine runs in the sixth after two were out, when Robinson issued five passes and was sent to the showers under a barrage of hits...
...Harvard pitching staff, sadly lacking in veteran material, is showing great improvement under Coach Mitchell's tutelage. Booth and Barbee have shown good form, and Puffer's hurling against C. U. deserved more than a defeat. Cutts, though he has yet to pitch his first game, gives promise of future greatness, and he can be counted on to do relief work in the pinches...