Word: expectancy
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Squires, Conley and Haradon of Exeter's eleven expect to enter Yale...
...this connection we desire to commend the action of the H. A. A. in deciding to hold a meeting open to all amateur in the spring. Harvard has exception facilities for holding such a meeting, and there is every reason to expect that it will prove a great success. It should be under taken in a generous spirit. Our indebtedness to the amateur athletic clubs of New York and Boston is large in one sense, and we should endeavor to show them in this meeting our appreciation of the many courtesies extended to Harvard athletes...
...Harvard man again established a new world's record. The number of new men who did well is especially encouraging, and the experience gained will be a great help for all new men. The work done at this meeting is the first valuable indication of what Harvard may expect from her track and field athletes in the intercollegiate athletics of the spring. The prospect in the runs, both sprints and distance, seems very good. From the large number of men in training for these events some valuable material is sure to be developed. In the other events it is hard...
...trying to stop seven or eight grounders every afternoon. This practice amounts to very little at any rate and is reduced to almost nothing by the condition of the ground. In five cases out of ten the ball does not bound within three feet of where it is expected. It ought not to require a great amount of work to keep the ground in at least decent condition. If it were looked after once a week, it might be considerably improved. One does not expect a base ball diamond like a tennis court, but a fielder would like the ground...
...candidates for the Princeton nine have been at work in the gymnasium for about a month, under the direction of Superintendent Turner. Their work has consisted almost entirely of light dumbbell and chest-weight exercises. Capt. Young expect to get the men to work in the cage next week, where practice more especially adapted to base ball training...