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...will be seen by the governing rules for the annual Harvard-Yale races that the choice of days for this year rests with Yale. Rule VI, passed in 1886, is as follows...
...club in Watertown, is likely to prove very interesting, as our men are good shots, while the Pennsylvania men were only beaten by three birds last year. All who are able should make a point of supporting our team, and we can assure those who have never seen a match that the shooting is very entertaining to watch. The walk to the grounds is very pleasant, and the Watertown horse cars pass very near the place...
Harvard defeated Princeton yesterday in the most uninteresting game seen on Holmes Field this year. The game was remarkable only for the number of errors made by Princeton. King was put in to pitch for Princeton, and he was hit safely only four times. His pitching was remarkably effective, and it would have won the game had he not been terribly wild. Seven Harvard men got to first on called balls. His backing was good, but bases on balls, aided by wild pitches, gave the game to Harvard. Bates was put in the box by Harvard, and he pitched...
...Some years ago the President, in his annual report, stated that the standing of the university nine and crew was something above the average of the whole college. I have just seen some unpublished statistics at the dean's office, collected last autumn, showing the standing of the university ball nine, foot ball team and boat crew, with the three chief substitutes for each. Their average for the past year was not below, and probably a little above, the average of the college at large, and the figures show there are both high and low scholars among them. The present...
...nine with which good practice games could be played. But, as far as I can make out, all this plan has been given up without more apparent cause than listlessness on the part of the organizers. There are plenty of good players in the University, as can be seen by observing the class teams, and I think that it is a great mistake to let such a good scheme fall through...