Word: season
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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After the good work done by the nine earlier in the season, after having defeated Princeton on her own grounds, we were not prepared for such a wretched showing as that made by Harvard yesterday afternoon. The nine, by its hard work, its evident ability to play an up-hill game, had raised the hopes of the college, and although we knew that the fight for the championship would be close, yet we hoped that the nine on its own grounds at least would keep up its reputation and win a leading place for Harvard. With a good lead early...
...first intercollegiate cricket match of the season was played last Saturday on the fine grounds of the Philadelphia Cricket club. Harvard was defeated in an innings, but a defeat at the hands of a team which includes four men who are to represent Philadelphia in England this year, is no disgrace, and the practice obtained by playing against Pennsylvania's strong bowlers will be an invaluable preparation for the game against Haverford next week, when we may hope for better success...
This defeat, coming as it does at the most unfavorable time of the season, should not cause discouragement. Four out of Harvard's remaining five games are to be played in Cambridge, and the team will have the advantage of playing on the home grounds while its opponents will have a corresponding disadvantage. In addition to this, we know that the team may count on hearty support from the college. The men throughout the university feel that Harvard's chances for final victory are by no means to be despaired of, and they will do all in their power...
...lead for the pennant. We feel that the hopes for fulfilling the latter condition are by no means inconsiderable. In the first part of the spring there seemed little in the playing of the team to justify the college in a feeling of confidence for a successful season. Immediately after the first Princeton game, however, the nine showed marked signs of improvement. The second game at Princeton was most gratifying, and since that time we have been encouraged from the continued progress of the nine, to believe that its chances for success are good. The nine has awakened...
...sufficient money to meet the current expenses of the year, and the committee would urge those interested in boating to make their subscriptions as liberal as possible, in order that the splendid record made last year may still be maintained, and leave the club at the end of the season free from debt...