Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Freshmen have had an unusually successful season this year, having won six out of the eight regular games played, tied one, and lost one. They have scored 61 runs to 19 for their opponents and as a rule have been exceptionally fast in their fielding. In batting they have outhit the opposing teams two to one, securing hits when hits were needed...
...scheduled games the Exeter game was the first one of importance, as both Somerville High School and English High School were easily defeated. In the Exeter game the Freshmen won by the score of 4 to 2, the fielding being especially fast. At Hotchkiss the Freshmen were held to an eleven inning tie, 3 to 3, but Pomfret was easily defeated 20 to 3. At Andover the Freshman team suffered their only defeat in a sensational game in which the Freshmen played the best, ball of the season. At New Haven, in the first game of the series, they defeated...
...first of the series of interclass baseball games the Juniors defeated the Sophomores by an exciting ninth inning rally 3 to 2. The game was very close, and each team played fast ball. Everts, for the Juniors, pitched a very creditable game, striking out eight men and allowing but five scattered hits. At the beginning of the ninth inning the score stood 2 to 1 in favor of the Sophomores. Ferguson, who was appointed captain of the Juniors in place of R. W. Hall, who has been taken on the University squad, reached first on an error, and stole second...
...Brookline, last Saturday morning. The University team won four out of six matches in the singles, and two out of three in the doubles. Niles and Sweetser won their matches in the singles in straight sets and showed the best form of all the players. Sweetser played a very fast game with a well executed low ground drive. Nile's playing against the Yale captain N. C. Stevens was brilliant. All his shots were fast and perfectly made, and he won most of his points on his service and back hand drive. The scores were as follows...
...race for positions began he dropped rapidly behind. Early in the last lap Taylor began to sprint, Dull doggedly holding his position a few yards behind. At the same time Jaques began his final spurt, but the leaders never slackened, although it seemed impossible to keep up such a fast pace till the end. Instead of weakening, however, Taylor even increased his speed on the final stretch and crossed the line in splendid form. Dull ran far under the former record and was a close second. Jaques's time was the best he has ever made for the distance...