Word: match
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...racket used by Dr. Dwight, (made by Wright and Ditson) in his late match with Mr. W. Renshaw was very much admired by the English champion, who proposes to get one like...
...overhand throw. The return to 'square pitching,' as it called, is out of the question, as that would involve a return to the old time scores of a hundred and odd runs to a game. Under the existing rules there is too much 'battery' work in a match and too few chances given the field. This can alone be obviated by allowing the batsman greater freedom of action in batting, and this can only be done by extending the number of fair balls he is allowed to strike at from three to six, obliging the umpire to call a strike...
...letter of the Yale men in reference to the Harvard-Yale foot-ball match was erroneously reported to have been addressed to the faculty. It was directed to Prof. Norton...
...goal from the fleld, but was always prevented from scoring by the activity of Princeton's rush. Hull, Peters and Knapp did very good work for the victorious team, while Moffat, Kimball and Lamar gained much of the advantage for the orange and black. About 7000 people witnessed the match, many of whom were widely enthusiastic throughout the entire contest. Our eleven is to be congratulated that the recent considerate action of Yale's eleven has made it possible for us to play next Thursday, and it is hoped every Harvard man who can will go on and support...
...clip the following from the Yale News of Friday : "There appeared in this morning's paper a letter from the chairman of the committee on athletics, forbidding the Harvard eleven from carrying out an arrangement with Yale to play a match game on the polo grounds on Thanksgiving day. This action will cause serious loss, financial and otherwise. In the first place the faculty force the Harvard management to break a definite verbal agreement entered into by representatives of the two colleges acting through the Yale foot-ball president, with the consent of the Harvard president, Mr. Clark...