Word: match
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...University Nine played the first match-game of the season last Saturday with the Rollstones of Fitchburg. Not much was to be expected of the first game of a newly made-up nine. The game was long, and in general uninteresting, with occasional brilliant plays. The ground was execrable, and the infielders waited for the ball with but little hope of judging it correctly. Every man, with the exception of the outfielders, who did not have the opportunity, tried his hand at muffing with marked success. Hooper's pitching, as usual, deserves mention, and Tyng's line catch...
...MATCH game of football will be played next week between the University Ten and a picked ten from the graduates. The University Ten will be chosen as soon as possible; and candidates for the same are requested to make their appearance on the ground at the usual time every afternoon...
...patrons. Years ago it was pleasant to play base-ball, when every one was sure of his two or three runs, and his three hours of fun; but the introduction of professional nines has reduced the game to a science, and made hard work out of exercise. Now a match is measured inversely as the score, and the good old "74 to 70 games" are out of the question. Cricket, on the other hand, is played much more than formerly. College papers speak of it with growing animation, and a new departure from our present favorite seems possible...
...players seemed standing in the field merely to be spectators of their opponents' excellent kicking. But on Friday, when the game was to be played according to the McGill, or rather Rugby rules, it was feared that the result would be quite different, - that the Canadians would win the match with little difficulty...
...game was a short one and well played. The Freshmen, although short of two men, Thatcher and Leeds, who played on the University, managed to make the score a good one, being outplayed only at the bat. The Freshmen will probably play their first match game to-day with the Excelsiors, when they will appear in their uniform...