Word: soft
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...change from the excellent track on Holmes Field to the heavy, soft track at New Haven probably had something to do with it. Possibly, too, the trip down unsettled some of the men. But, after all, one who thinks the matter over is forced to conclude that the team as a whole was palpably overtrained. Not a single man equalled his performance of a week before against Pennsylvania, and all the men seemed spiritless and dead. Indeed, after the amount of work they have had, little more could be expected of them. After a long season of winter training with...
...cricket game between Harvard and Pennsylvania at the Longwood grounds yesterday afternoon resulted in a victory for Harvard by the narrow margin of one run. The crease was soft, and at one time the game had to be called for a few minutes on account of the drizzling rain...
Although the ground was soft and the wind high the practice was not at all discouraging. During the first part of the afternoon the men batted at the nets where Freshmen pitchers were used for the most parts. The squad was then divided into two parts, Captain Dean coaching one and Rand the other. Two nines were formed from each which took turns batting and fielding, although no regular game was played...
...Gymnasium, however, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Since the holidays most of last year's men have been resting, only the new candidates coming out every day. No regular games have been scheduled yet for the spring but scrub games will be played as soon as the ground becomes soft enough...
During last summer the floor of the cage in the Carey Building was made over and improved. The ground in the cage has before always been soft and dusty, but now it is hoped that it has been improved, by the addition of street scrapings, which will give a harder floor. It is as yet undecided whether or not pipes will be put in to heat the room, but if it is determined on, the pipes will be put in place before the nine begins indoor practice in the cage...