Word: greate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...done regularly for the last six years, at Crown, caught in fine form and did not have a passed ball. Choate had to face an eratic delivery, and although his throwing to bases was poorer he played a better game than he usually does and deserves great credit. Mumford's game at second was steady and sure, where he had to handle grounders, but he was intolerably slow in putting the ball on the runner attempting to steal second. Between them Choate and Mumford did not get a man out at second although they had six opportunities...
Notwithstanding the flattering offers of many professional base-ball teams for his services, Stagg, the great pitcher of Yale College, has finally decided to to play with the Bergen Point Athletic Club. On Saturday a delegation from Bergen Point visited the faculty in New Haven. The object of the visit, of course, was to get the consent of the faculty to Stagg's becoming a member of the Bergen Point team. This was readily gained, but Captain Dann at first was much opposed to the idea of Stagg's leaving the team. Yale's popular and plucky catcher, however...
...separate inquiry is being made among the graduate students in history and political science. It is with a desire that statistics on these points be taken in a great many American universities and colleges that this note is respectfully forwarded. B. T.Johns Hopkins University...
...would be advisable to hold Cambridge to the race, if we are defeated by Yale in July. Neither crew would be as willing, or effective in such a case. But let us hope that such a case will not present itself. Our success against Yale will undoubtedly be the great incentive to a contest next year, and may bring one about in September...
...Saturday was not a very creditable one. The Amherst Freshman nine is reported as being very good and it is not the defeat that we refer to so much as the lack of energy that has been displayed since the Harvard game. The nine is entitled to a great deal of credit for their work at Harvard, but they must understand that their recent victory does not end their work. They have defeated Harvard once and won the "fence," and several of the men seem to think that that is sufficient. The men must realize that, after having...