Word: scrubs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...scrub teams composed of candidates for the freshman crew played a game of foot ball on Jarvis Saturday afternoon. Stone was captain of one eleven and Manly of the other. Stone's team...
...varsity eleven played no regular practice game yesterday. A scrub team including Cumnock, Tilton, Blanchard and Fearing, played a twenty-five minute game with the freshman eleven. Each side scored a touchdown, but no attempts for goal were made. The play was lively despite the muddy and slippery ground...
This was the first game of the '91 scrub nines, and so all its errors are pardonable. An opportunity for the team to play other teams is desirable not for pleasure, but for the purpose of developing new material for the 'varsity. Below is a list of players and their positions...
...university nine played their first practise game yesterday afternoon on Jarvis field, against a scrub team composed partly of Boston Woven Hose men. The Harvard team was made up as follows: Bates, '90, and McLeod, p., Henshaw, c, Willard, 1b., Mumford, 2b., Dean, s. s., Brown, '92, 3b., Linn, r. f., Schroll, c. f., Howland, l. f. The visitors won the game with a score...
...several years previous to last year the baseball management offered a number of cups to be competed for by amateur or "scrub" nines. The amateur championship contests were always lively and exciting, and often resulted in developing men for the class teams. There are many men in the University who are fond of the game, but who do not play well enough to try for the 'varsity or class nines. All such men would be glad to have the old custom revived this year. Last year the management was so apathetic that even the class championship games were not finished...