Word: outdid
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...best work and E. H. Clarke saved the day by surpassing his own previous performances with a put of 40 feet 4 1-2 inches, giving Harvard second place and tieing the score. Another surprise was in the pole vaulting of A. B. Emmons '98, who outdid himself by vaulting 10 feet 9 inches and beating out Stewart for second place. Remington's jump of 22 feet 8 inches disappointed Harvard's hope in the broad jump. Hoffman showed that he is a sprinter of exceptional speed and power...
...eighth they scored four times on two bases on balls, three hits and a man hit by pitched ball. The Harvard nine outdid them in their half of the inning with five runs, made on good hitting and several bad errors by the Lovells. This was the last time at the bat for the Harvard nine, while the Lovells added three runs in the ninth on four bases on balls and two passed balls by Buckman...
...perfect one for football. The field was in good condition and everything looked promising for a good game. The crowd was as large as last year and vastly more enthusiastic, and for once Harvard outdid Yale in cheering. The Yale side was strangely quiet, and only came to life when one of those streaks of luck appeared, and it was then only that it had any call to make itself heard...