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...known that there were any Ninety-five men on the field; all the encouragement which the eleven got came from upper-classmen and other spectators. In Saturday's game with Worcester Academy the case was still worse. The freshmen who were on the field stood about in an utterly listless and uninterested manner. Their conduct was in marked contrast to that of the Worcester men, who were exceedingly demonstrative in their loyalty to their team. Cheering and applause is a sort of moral support which athletic teams of all sorts must have if they are to do their best work...
...finals between Herrick and Wrenn of the Cambridge Latin School were not as interesting as the semifinals, as Herrick appeared tired out by his hard work against Coues, and played rather a listless, though at times a very brilliant game. Wrenn, on the other hand, showed very fine form, his drives and smashes being very swift and accurate...
...freshman and the Browne and Nichols teams played a long and dull game on the common yesterday afternoon, which resulted in an overwhelming defeat for the preparatory school nine. The Harvard team played a very listless game and showed little snap. Minton pitched the greater part of the game and would have been more effective had he not given so many bases on balls. Corbett caught and was undoubtedly not in good practice. The outfield had nothing to do and so could make no errors. The team ran bases fairly well but their general play was very slow...
...they hope to make a respectable record. Their work in so unimportant a game as that of yesterday can hardly be taken as a fair estimate of what they can do; but it at least indicates that to succeed they must put far more zeal into their work. The listless way in which they played out the game was anything but encouraging...
...nervousness and to keep themselves at all times of the year intent on learning how to row and not on getting on the crew. If this is done faithfully we shall hear no more men talking about now tired they are of training, and shall see none of that listless work which either on the weights or in the boat is so discouraging to a coach and which always results in defeat...