Word: effort
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...batted well and made two pretty catches. The work of the infield was decidedly weak. Stevenson played a very poor game and seemed not only unable to handle the ball but to take it quite as a matter of course. Twice, after fumbling the ball, he made no effort at all to recover for a throw. Dean also made two bad errors, one of which let in a run. Chandler played steadily, but was altogether too slow in getting the ball across to first...
...order to secure permanent possession of the trophy offered by "Forest and Stream." Harvard and Yale have won one match each, and if the former wins this year there will be a very fair chance of securing permanent possession of the trophy. Accordingly it is very necessary that every effort be made to win this year's shoot; all those who have had any previous experience in shooting should come out at once for the team, especially as the Princeton men have now been at work for several weeks...
This year, more than ever, an effort has been made to put the bicycle team on a firm basis and the 25 men in strict training with the squad shows that an unusual amount of interest is being taken in this branch of athletics...
...addition to the usual contestants, it will attract more attention than ever before. The Harvard team made a good showing last spring and won the match; but as Princeton needs only one more victory to obtain the intercollegiate trophy for good, that university will now put forth every effort to win next month, and for the Harvard team to do as well as last year it must be made up of the best available...
...Professor Kittredge of Harvard and Professor Wentworth, Principal Amen and Professor Cilley of the Academy. The board of trustees and the faculty of the Academy will be largely represented. A special invitation has been extended to Harvard men and it is urged that as many as possible attend. An effort has been made to make this event a young men's night and there will be singing and music by the members of the Harvard Exeter Club. The dinner will be held at 6.45. Tickets, $2.50, may be obtained at the door...