Word: placing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...evident ability to play an up-hill game, had raised the hopes of the college, and although we knew that the fight for the championship would be close, yet we hoped that the nine on its own grounds at least would keep up its reputation and win a leading place for Harvard. With a good lead early in the game, victory should have been ours had the nine played the game that it had given us ample reason to expect that it would. There was a noticeable lack of team play and the nine as a whole batted poorly...
After losing yesterday's game, Harvard's chances for the championship are well nigh gone. By winning the four remaining games we shall get the first place, but only by a decided improvement can we do this. If we lose again to Princeton on Saturday, we will have no hope whatever. The nine has shown that it could play a strong game and we hope that from now on it will retrieve itself. Saturday's game must be won, but cannot be by any such listless, weak playing as was seen yesterday...
...races of the Country club take place today at Clyde park. The first race will be called...
...Interscholastic Athletic meeting takes place on Holmes Field at 10 o'clock this morning...
This afternoon Harvard will play her first championship game in Cambridge. This may be considered Princeton's last chance for first or second place in the series, and it is certain that she will make a strong fight for this last opportunity. Harvard will have hard work to win, but there should be no doubt of the result...