Word: rains
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...game between the College nine and Cambridge High and Latin School, scheduled for yesterday afternoon, was cancelled on account of rain. The game was not included in the regular schedule, and another attempt to play it will not be made...
...University baseball squad practiced yesterday afternoon at Soldiers Field, but a drizzling rain made accurate work almost impossible. Eight of the men were given field positions and the rest batted against Stillman's pitching. The ball was wet and soggy, so that at times the fielding was not by any means brilliant, but as a rule the playing was better than heretofore. The batting and base-running were much improved, and there was more headwork displayed than before the southern trip. Kendall and Fincke fielded well and G.C. Clark's batting was especially good. The following men played...
...case of rain the game shall be called...
Yesterday the track team used the new track on Soldiers Field for the first time. The ground was too soft for jumping on account of the rain, but the running and weight work were carried on as usual. Having been built a year ago last August this track is now thoroughly packed, and with use it will become fully as good as the old track on Holmes Field. An effort is being made to arrange the finishing points of several of the events at one place, so that the system of distance marks may be less complicated than that...
...Rain prevented the game scheduled with the Philadelphia National League team on April 12. On the 13th Princeton lost to the Boston team at Washington by a score of 13 to 5. On the 14th Princeton defeated Georgetown, 6 to 3, in a ten-inning game. The game was a pitchers' battle between Hillebrand and White, both of whom were very effective until the latter weakened in the tenth inning. In the second game, played on April 14, Georgetown batted out four runs in the last inning, winning by 8 to 5. The next day Princeton defeated University of Virginia...