Word: marked
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...playing on both sides was wretched, nearly every man making one or more errors before the game was finished. The pitching of Manning was weak, seventeen hits being made off his delivery. The outfielders and shortstop of the St. Mark's nine did by far the best work of the team, but the men as a whole played loosely. The team play of the Ninety-one nine was weaker, if possible, than that of their opponents, but their batting was good...
Three years ago representatives from Hopkinson's school in Boston, invited the Roxbury Latin School and the St. Mark's School to send delegates to a convention called for the purpose of organizing an athletic association among the schools, something similar to the intercollegiate association. At the meeting a constitution was adopted, officers elected, and a list of twelve events made out, including the principal Mott Haven events. The first field meeting was held at Southboro, on the grounds of St. Mark's School. To the general surprise, Hopklnson's School won the pennant with six first and three second...
...meeting was held the next year on the Union baseball grounds in Boston. Roxbury Latin won easily, taking seven out of twelve first prizes, including the tug-of-war, and one second prize. Hopkinson's won four firsts and three seconds, and St. Mark's one first and seven seconds. At this meeting, Loring of Hopkinson's made the exceptionally good record of 54 3-4 seconds in the 440 yards dash, and 24 1-4 seconds in the 220 yards dash...
...last year's meeting, held again at Southboro, Roxbury Latin won the first place again with Hopkinson's second and St. Mark's last...
...resignation of St. Mark's school soon after this, the association was left with only two schools in it, and it seemed probable that the organization would be short-lived. At this time, however, some Harvard men came forward and offered to raise money for a cup to be competed for, provided the association should become really representative of the New England schools. As a result of the action circulars were sent inviting the leading schools of New England to join, a new constitution was adopted, modelled on the intercollegiate constitution, and a new list of events were made...