Word: rain
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This afternoon, unless rain prevents, the University nine will play its second game with the University of Pennsylvania. The first game between the nines resulted in defeat for Harvard by a score of 26 to 7. Today's game is sure to be interesting and Harvard will undoubtedly make a better showing. Late last evening it was impossible to obtain Pennsylvania's batting order, but Harvard will have the following make...
...cricket game which was to have been played yesterday afternoon between Harvard and the Staten Island team at Staten Island, had to be given up on account of rain...
...second game between Harvard and Brown resulted in another victory for Harvard. Notwithstanding the fact that rain fell continually during the contest, the 'varsity played practically an errorless game, Wiggin's one fumble being excusable. In batting, too, the team showed an improvement over the preceding games of the week, especially in ability to bunch hits. Brown, on the contrary, was able to make only five scattered hits off Highlands. The latter was very effective and was well supported by O'Malley. Other features of the game were a two-base hit by Wiggin with two men on bases...
...Yale-Princeton game Saturday was postponed on account of rain till today...
...half past four, the time set for the race, not a crew was in sight. The starters' boats were placed and everything was in readiness. The rain had stopped, and the wind had died out. About five o'clock the juniors appeared with only seven men in the boat and with Cameron stroking the crew from No. 7. The rest of the order was: 6, Richardson; 5, Briggs; 4. Lambert; 3, Poole; 2, Capen; bow, McGuffie. '94 came next with washboards rigged on the boat in preparation for rough water. Heckscher at bow and Carter at No. 2 had changed...