Word: nines
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Dartmouth nine plays the 'varsity on Jarvis field this afternoon...
...determination of the captain of 'varsity nine to make every effort to win is shown by the formation of the second nine. It is to be hoped that the plan will not be allowed to fall through as in previous years but will be carried out until the end of the season. There will be daily games between the nines except on days when the 'varsity has match games. Such an arrangement must prove benefical in many ways. The practice will be much better than that afforded by the games with weak amateur nines or with nines from the smaller...
Candidates for the "Crimson" nine will please meet on Jarvis this morning at 11 o'clock...
...Ruland has been elected captain of the "Crimson" nine for the season...
...second 'varsity nine has been formed of which F. B. McKean '90 has been chosen captain. The nine will be run in much the same way as the Yale Consolidated nine which has proved so successful during the past two seasons. The primary object in the formation of the second nine is to give the 'varsity good daily practice It is very certain that the nine will be able to get much better practice from playing with the men selected for the second nine, than from many of the amateur teams with which it is customary to arrange games...