Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...freshman and the Browne and Nichols teams played a long and dull game on the common yesterday afternoon, which resulted in an overwhelming defeat for the preparatory school nine. The Harvard team played a very listless game and showed little snap. Minton pitched the greater part of the game and would have been more effective had he not given so many bases on balls. Corbett caught and was undoubtedly not in good practice. The outfield had nothing to do and so could make no errors. The team ran bases fairly well but their general play was very slow...
...Harvards have been playing exceptionally well thus far, and have steadily improved since the opening of the season. On Tuesday a fortunate home run was all that saved the Bostons from defeat at their hands. Today the two teams will meet again, and a good game may be looked for. Admission 50 cents...
France and Germany are changing places; France is becoming more stable; Germany is being racked with Socialism. Germany has yet to learn by defeat the lesson that a hereditary government cannot stand firm in modern times...
Interest in football at Princeton is not declining, in spite of last year's defeat. This was convincingly shown by the large attendance at the mass meeting held in English Hall Wednesday for the election of the football officers for 1891-92. Many men were unable to obtain standing room in the hall. On motion of Capt. Poe, Max Farrend, '92, was elected president of the Association, to succeed Alan D. Wilson. In the balloting for treasurer upwards of 500 votes were cast. G. C. Frazer, '93, was elected over B. B. McAlpin, '93. The action of the executive committee...
...members of both parties in Congress, however, have made the question one of politics rather than principles. The republicans, demoralized by their recent defeat, have sought delay. The democrats have wanted to pass the bill and force the president to veto it-as he would certainly have done-hoping thus to injure the republicans in some of the Western States, especially in the new states...