Word: nine
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...without the concentration of interest that goes with the eventful football Saturday, but of equal importance because of the number of contests and the number of Harvard athletes who are taking part. A dual meet with Yale, in which a victory will mean permanent possession of the nine-year cup, in itself has created unprecedented enthusiasm, not only because of the trophy at stake, but because of the conflict of authorities in picking the probable winner. In addition the Harvard nine meets its Princeton rivals in the first of the championship games. Our record is not an encouraging...
Newton Keith Hartford '09, of Watertown, pitcher, prepared at Watertown High School, where he pitched on the baseball team for four years and played halfback on the football team for one year. This is his third year as pitcher for the University nine. He is 21 years old, is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighs 160 pounds...
Templeton Briggs '09, of Lexington, first baseman, prepared for College at Volkmann School, where he played on the baseball team. In his first year at College he captained and played short stop on the Freshman team. Last year he played first base on the University nine. He is 21 years old, is 6 feet tall and weighs 175 pounds...
...most important athletic events of the College year are scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. The track team, needing one more victory to complete its claim to the nine-year cup, will try its strength against Yale, and the baseball nine meets Princeton in its first championship game. Both contests will be hard-fought, and in both a victory will mean much. Show the teams that we are behind them, therefore, by a record-breaking attendance at tonight's meeting. Encouragement will help and we must all do our share...
...track meet last Saturday by only 19 points, while Yale showed unexpected strength in overwhelming Princeton, the daily press leaped into print with prophesies of an easy victory for Yale at the dual meet next Saturday. It was shown how, on paper, Yale already has possession of that nine-year...