Word: hards
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...seems quite possible to remedy this conflict by a compromise which can hardly affect seriously the interests of either occasion. If the eight management could arrange to have the race one day earlier, that is Thursday, the 24th, instead of on the 25th, the crew would still have seventeen days on the Hudson (counting from Wednesday, June 2), even if there were no rowing on Sundays. It is hard to believe that the difference between seventeen and eighteen days at Poughkeepsie can affect the chances of the race. With Thursday as the new date, the Class Day exercises could then...
...well. Some of the squad practice batting every morning, and, as a net has been hung down the length of the cage, two men are enabled to bat at the same time. The candidates are trying to learn to bunt and are paying more attention to style than to hard hitting...
Foster 1900, who played on Roxbury Latin last year, is rather small, but has fair speed and control. Of the Freshman pitchers, McCornick is easily the best, and should, with a year's training, develop into a first rate man. The other pitchers are all doing hard and conscientious work...
...been played for so long at Cambridge and which has these advantages would not have to go to Allston and use the grounds of another club. Yet such was the case last year, and this year as it is no longer possible to use the Allston crease, it is hard to see where the team is to practice. A permanent crease ought to be laid out on Soldiers Field this spring and until that is available the team should be allowed the use of some convenient ground, such as that part of Jarvis Field which is not taken up with...
...Varsity crew men left Cambridge yesterday afternoon to take a short holiday before entering upon the spring period of hard work. Several of the crew have been somewhat out of condition...