Word: final
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Robbins challenge cup Won by R. I. Crawford in 0.21. Junior quarter-mile run-Won by G. M. Laughlin in 0.58 1-5, breaking record. Senior 220 yards dash for the Stevens challenge cup-Won by H. A. Carey in 0.24 2-5. Final heat of 100 yards won by H. A. Cary...
...interesting and significant. Writing concerning the year 1873, Mr. Hurd says: "In the last Harvard game at Cambridge, Yale was completely out-played, making but three base-hits off the Harvard pitcher, while the Yale fielding was so poor that 29 runs were made on 18 base hits. The final score stood 29 to 5. With this disastrous game ended the chain of light defeats which Yale experienced from Harvard. Up to the end of '73 there can be no doubt that the Harvard nines were uniformly better than the Yale nines. Harvard's advantage lay in the number...
...nine and crew, and make them only the distinguishing feature of any Harvard athletic organization. This is but the result of a gradual and very rational development, and should be welcomed by every Harvard man as a just extension of his own privileges. The next and final step is the adoption of the Harvard colors by every Harvard man; and none who are desirous to use this privilege should refrain on purely sentimental grounds, from wearing the black and red blazer. With due respect for our crew and nine, a monogram is all that either organization should claim...
First day of the final examinations in college...
...Saturday are fair indeed, and we congratulate the nine on this last step towards the championship. If we succeed in winning the game on Saturday and two games from Yale, the pennant is ours. At present it looks as if nothing but very hard luck could snatch the final victory from us, but still it is not time to be overconfident. Our old caution may sound too trite to be published again, but it is better to err on the right side, and so we warn the nine that only the most careful individual and team playing...