Word: strong
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...England league has a strong list of entries in Worcester High School, Phillips Exeter, Hopkinson, Hartford Public School and Worcester Academy...
...they have shown that they can play good baseball. With the practice games still to come and the graduate coaching now being received, there is no reason why the nine should not be in first-class form again before the Yale game. The graduate team out today is a strong one, and the game will doubtless be valuable for the nine, and well worth seeing...
...lead, which they held to the finish. At the bridge there was a length and a half of open water between the boats and a spurt by the B. A. A. failed to lessen that distance. On the other hand the Weld continued to gain and, with a strong final spurt, won the race by six lengths in the excellent time...
...Worcester yesterday afternoon, the 'Varsity nine showed a decided improvement over its form of the last two weeks by defeating Holy Cross by a score of 9 to 4 Strong batting and sharp, snappy fielding enabled the nine to secure an unusually large lead in the first half of the game. Holy Cross played a plucky game throughout, but was unable to make a stand against Harvard's hitting. In spite of his lame side, Hayes proved very effective, and kept the hits well scattered. Toward the end, however, he let up somewhat, but not until after the game...
...showing of the nine in yesterday's game seems to have been satisfactory in every way. The men went into the game with a rush and succeeded in keeping their gait both in batting and fielding. The Holy Cross team is by no means a very strong one, and thus the Harvard players are to be congratulated rather for their exhibition of good snappy ball than for their victory...