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Harvard did not outplay Dartmouth. The hitting was very weak, due principally to Newick's strong pitching and good judgment, and except in one inning hits were not forthcoming when there were men on bases. In the field the work was very inaccurate and slow, and the men showed nervousness in handling infield hits. One fast and brilliant play took place in the sixth inning, when McGrath was caught between third base and the plate on Cregg's steal of second...
...Harvard Second Nine will play Exeter at Exeter this afternoon. The College nine is now batting well, and ought to outplay Exeter easily, although in a practice game yesterday with 1902, the fielding was decidedly ragged. The batting order of the Harvard team will be as follows: Lancy, 3b.; Nye, 1b.; Jaynes, s.s.; Pieper, r.f.; Black, l.f; Stewart, c.f; manning, c.; Daly, 2b.; Winsor or Dudley...
...game. The tackles have improved consistently throughout the sea- son, and should give a good account of themselves, though playing against powerful opponents. The three centre men, with Burnelt and Roberts as substitutes, make a heavy, steady combination which should be difficult for any team to wear out or outplay materially...
...years. Pennsylvania, as usual, pinned all her faith on offense alone, and confined all her efforts in that line to one play, the guards back formation. Harvard, on the other hand, used all styles of play, and although accomplishing nothing extraordinary in any one of these, was able to outplay Pennsylvania sufficiently to win by a good margin. In the first place the Harvard team showed so much quickness on the defense that Pennsylvania's powerful offense was practically useless. In all, Pennsylvania gained many yards, but the gains were not consecutive and, without gaining that is steady, no team...
This afternoon at 4 the 'Varsity will play a strong team of graduates. A hard game may be expected, as three at least of the graduates' team, Waters, Newell and Arthur Brewer, are in first-class condition, and, in individual work at least, will probably outplay the men opposite them...