Word: scratch
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Owing to the lack of entries in the fall scratch races, they have been postponed until next week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, instead of this week Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The time for receiving entries has been extended to Saturday noon...
There does not seem to be in general a clear idea of what these scratch races are for. They have been organized first of all for new men who have never rowed and who want to begin. All '98 men, especially, who expect to try for their class crew should enter, for they will be under the eye of the 'varsity management and receive the best of coaching...
...order to arouse an interest in rowing in the college the managers of the 'varsity crew have arranged for a series of scratch races and class races to take place this fall. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week there will be eight-oared barge races for the championship of each class separately. For these races, crews may enter at Thurston's up to Wednesday noon. From the crews that row in these races regular class eights will be picked to compete some time about the last of this month. The 'varsity boat club will furnish the barges...
...seven assists besides striking two men out. In the eighth inning Paine went into the box and, with the exception of a home run and a single, Brown could not hit him at all. Paine, moreover, caught two men off first in fine style. Four clean hits and one scratch was all that Harvard could do with White's pitching. The men for the most part hit the ball but knocked either high flies or short grounders to the in-field. Corbett batted the best, mak-one single and a three bagger, but his fielding was poor as he dropped...
...Harvard, Whittemore was an easy out. Cook and Dickinson both waited till four bad balls had been pitched them, but the succeeding batsmen could not advance them. In the second, Princeton was easily retired. For Harvard, Winslow made a scratch hit, stole second, went to third on a sacrifice, but was put out while trying to steal home. Altman was carefully drying the wet ball, and the attempted steal was nearly successful...