Word: haveners
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Apropos of Cornell's ill success at the Mott Haven games and her inability to acquire honor and win events, the Cornell Sun prints the following...
...Disadvantages consequent upon location cannot be remedied, but the principal cause of our repeated defeats can be removed. Until there is a cinder track at Cornell, it is safe to say that our runners, at least, will never win anything at Mott Haven. Only those accustomed to running on loose cinders can show to advantage on the tracks in New York City. The long heavy stride developed on a hard, firm clay track is totally unsuited to ground that cups at every step. Practice on a cinder track, however, in time develops a short light step eminently adapted to loose...
...conclusion we may say that until at least a short cinder track is provided by the athletic council it is only waste of money for Cornell to send representatives to Mott Haven...
...rest of the week will be given up to rest, and by way of amusement a good many Yale men are likely to go to Cambridge to see what they hope will be a victory on the ball field for Yale. It was a great disappointment to the New Haven students to be beaten in the last Harvard game. They had really felt quite sure of a victory, but Stagg had an off day, and the red-jerseyed men pounded his delivery badly. He is in prime condition now, and has sworn vengeance for the drubbing his pitching got before...
...HAVEN, June 18. - Yale, 10, Princeton, 4.: Base-hits - Yale, 9, for a total of 13; Princeton, 4 for a total of 5. Errors - Yale, 5; Princeton...