Word: matches
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...team of six men from the Harvard Shooting Club, shot against the Country club team at Brookline Saturday afternoon, winning by two birds. The match was very close throughout, the teams being tied four or five times, and it was only by steady, hard shooting that Harvard won. The greater part of the match was shot in the rain, which, with a slight mist, and a dark background, made the birds hard to see. The Harvard team shot steadily, and although none of the individual scores were as high as one made by a member of the Country club team...
...MATCH A.1, MacKay...
...MATCH B. (handicap).1, MacKay...
...whether there is a tournament or only the usual match with Pennsylvania, it is absolutely necessary for more men to go to the weekly meetings of the club. Lately there have been so few men at the meetings that some of the matches have had to be closed on account of lack of entries. Such a state of things ought not, and cannot go on and if Harvard is to shoot in any match this year and make a creditable showing, more interest must be shown...
...Harvard Brown did the best work at the bat, though the other men as a rule kept up their wickets pretty well. The fielding of the team was good, especially that of Austrian, who made some very good returns. Henry also played well behind the stumps. After the match was over, the local team took their visitors to the Town Hall and gave them some refreshments. The time of the game was three hours and a half. Appended is the score...