Word: scrubbings
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...refused to take any notice of the matter. But it is at last time that some action should be taken, if not by the faclty, at least by the students themselves, when the omnipresent pest makes itself at home upon our tennis courts and deliberately engages in an offensive scrub game of ball. The college grounds at all hours of the day are the play-ground of youths who find no better enjoyment than in foul language and in playing hockey, polo they call it, upon the effeminate grass. The only active pump in the yard is their headquarters...
...allow the classes to carry through successfully a class series of games. This year has witnessed an unprecedented enthusiasm in the national game. And the enthusiasm bids fair to last through the season. The cups which are offered by the CRIMSON have aroused an interest among the various scrub nines, which bids fair to surpass that in the class contests. Some very close playing has been shown by the contesting teams, and many men hitherto uninterested in base-ball have shown themselves to be excellent material for the class teams. This series of contests is an exceptionally wise movement...
...over the former work of the club, especially in the double-bird match, though the figures in this match were kept down somewhat by a stiff breeze from the southwest. Owing to the large number of entries in the regular matches, it was found necessary to omit the customary "scrub-team" match. The summary of the afternoon's work is as below...
...flying birds. As was to be expected, the scores showed the effect of the forced in action during the mid-years, and failed to reach the usual high average. The next meeting of the club, March 4, will probably bring out a large number of men. A match between scrub teams, shot at the close of the regular matches, resulted in a victory for the team captained by Mr. Slocum...
Tuesday afternoon, Eighty-Eight played a practice game with a scrub team chosen hastily from Eighty-Seven, and, although the latter were defeated, it cannot be said that the freshmen played a very brilliant game. Their rush-line, although composed of men who ought to play a very effective game, showed little snap in their work, and seemed to rely upon the half-backs to do the playing for the entire team, while the half-backs in turn passed poorly and often fumbled the ball...