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...spite of the disagreeable weather during the past week, the 'varsity crew has continued to row from fourteen to eighteen miles a day, and as a result of this hard work, it has made considerable improvement. The coaching is still directed almost entirely to developing the oarsmanship and watermanship, no effect as yet having been made to develop speed. The watermanship of the crew however is by no means weak at the present time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crew Notes. | 5/22/1892 | See Source »

...said in the way of criticism. The whole game was lifeless, and devoid of interest, and whenever an opportunity was presented to make an error, it was accepted unhesitatingly. Highlands and Bates, on the contrary, pitched well for the greater part of the game, and between them struck out fourteen men. Mason caught Highlands, and for the first time this year, Trafford caught behind the bat. He did not distinguish himself yesterday, and it will take considerable practice to develop him into a really good 'varsity catcher...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Base Ball. | 5/17/1892 | See Source »

...play of '94 was wretched in the extreme. Fourteen errors, all by the infield, is pretty nearly a record, even for a class game, and their batting, with the exception of Mackie's three-bagger, and Hapgood's clean base-hit which followed it, bringing in the only earned run of the game, was woefully weak. In one respect however, they out-played the freshmen, for they put snap and life, even into their errors, while '95, though they played a clean game, did not play with snap, except at the rarest intervals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Championship Game. | 5/17/1892 | See Source »

...fourteen intercollegiate records were made at the Berkeley Oval last...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 3/2/1892 | See Source »

...number of editors of the Yale News has been increased from fourteen to seventeen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/25/1892 | See Source »

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