Word: nines
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...such critical indifference it is hard for men to play consistently good ball. Imagine yourself trying to do your best day after day, with no show of confidence from your friends on the side lines, Before long you would feel with a good many members of the Harvard nine, that you could play better ball away from home. We do not ask for a continuous howl from the bleachers, far from it. We should merely like to see the fellows shake off, at least while on Soldiers Field, the effects of the "Austere academic influence" we hear so much about...
...thinking over the Princeton game of a few weeks ago the casual observer might say, "surely there was cheering enough." True, but that cheering did not come at the right time. When the chances of the Harvard nine seemed to improve through the errors of the visiting team, the applause was of the loudest, but when the home nine were demoralized there was not the slightest effort to help them. We should be sorry to see a repetition of this on Thursday...
Harvard defeated the Holy Cross nine last Saturday on Soldiers Field by the score of 12 to 5. The game was characterized by the loose fielding of both teams and heavy batting on the part of Harvard. Lewis and Sears were again tried at first and left field respectively, and both showed up exceedingly well. Lewis played an errorless fielding game and made a home run. Sears caught an almost impossible ball and had three base hits to his credit...
...Varsity will play their second game with Holy Cross this afternoon at 3 o'clock on Soldiers Field. Rand's knee has been improving rapidly of late, and may be in condition to permit his playing today. The make-up of the nine will be the same as usual, except that Fitz and Davis will be the battery. Considering the strong showing which Holy Cross made in the Brown series, today's game should be close and interesting...
...nine will have its final practice before the Holy Cross game this morning at 10.30 on Soldiers Fleld...