Word: slipperyness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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The '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...
The day was a perfect one for foot-ball although the ground was a little slippery. The largest crowd that has ever been on Jarvis witnessed the game and encouraged the players. About three hundred Princeton men had come up, and there was also a large number of Yale men...
The final game of the class championship series was played yesterday afternoon on Norton's field. The ground was muddy and the ball became so slippery that it was hard to hold. The first half was thirty minutes but the second was shortened to fifteen minutes as the rain made...
The Lowell team played a good fielding game, and Gunnasso caught well. Henshaw's throwing to bases was very poor, but most of the poor play can be accounted for by the fact that the grounds were wet, and the ball slippery. The score:
In spite of the rain yesterday afternoon the Pennsylvania game was played as scheduled. For the first five inning it rained continuously and good playing was very difficult. The pitchers had to put sawdust on the ball before every delivery so the game dragged somewhat. About five o'clock the...