Word: spitefully
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...spite of the rain, many went out on Jarvis to see the practice begin. The ground however, proved too slippery for effective work, and after a brief game the playing ceased...
...large number of spectators who were attracted to Jarvis Field, in spite of the wet ground and cloudy sky, show clearly what a strong interest is felt in the prospects of Harvard College in the coming contest...
...Fifteen years ago Prof. Hill came to Harvard. From that time he has been working to carry out his plan of more thorough instruction in English. Meeting opposition on every side, in the preparatory schools, as well as among the students and in the faculty, he kept on. In spite of apathy or difference of opinion among his associates he still worked for his department. Everywhere he went he met the statement, 'I write well enough, and I was never taught English.' This hostility, or at best indifference, had to be overcome. Finally he drew to himself the young...
Knowlton played his usual errorless game and Poole distinguished himself at second base. For Exeter, McClung deserves all the praise. In spite of the wild pitching and the discouraging number of balls, he caught finely. His work at the bat was splendid and his base sliding was wonderful...
...spite of the threatening weather a goodly number of spectators gathered on Jarvis yesterday afternoon to see Eighty-seven play her second game with Ninety and beat her by a score of 12 to 9 after a ten inning game. Eighty-seven proved stronger at the bat than Ninety, making two more hits and a larger total than the latter. The battery of the former was also more steady and effective. The fielding of the freshmen however was excellent, making as they did but four errors, the weak spot of the nine, being as in all other games, its battery...