Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Freshmen won the interclass baseball championship yesterday afternoon, defeating the Seniors in an exciting game on Soldiers Field by the score of 8 to 3. This is the first time since 1900 that the championship has been won by the Freshmen...
...loss of the game by the Seniors was due partly to the weak pitching of Alexander in the fourth inning, and partly to the consistently good playing of the Freshmen throughout the game. Their hits were opportune and well-placed, their fielding was fast and accurate, and they showed good judgment in running bases. Brennan pitched creditably and Dexter, at third base, played his usual strong game. Giles's catch of a difficult fly to left field in the seventh inning was a feature of the game...
...most encouraging since the crews have been here. The four-oar rowed a mile down stream against the tide, in 5 minutes, 50 seconds. The men rowed fairly well together but their time and slide control were ragged. At six o'clock the two University crews and the Freshmen raced down stream. The second dropped out at the Navy Yard, a quarter of a length ahead of the first. At this point the Freshmen were leading by a length and a quarter, and dropped out at the three-mile mark, two lengths ahead. The first crew went on over...
...final game in the interclass baseball series will be played between the Seniors and the Freshmen at 3 o'clock this afternoon on the Freshman diamond, Soldiers Field...
...June 8.--In the practice today all the crews showed a decided improvement over the work of the last few days. At six o'clock the first crew started down stream, paced by the second and the Freshmen. The second crew dropped out at the Navy Yard, four lengths behind the first. At the three-mile mark the Freshmen were two lengths behind and stopped. The first boat rowed over the entire course, finishing with a 28 stroke, in 22 minutes, 30 seconds. A more spirited recovery and better control of the slides were the encouraging features of today...