Word: stronger
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard Cricket Team won a rather easy victory from Brockton at the Brockton grounds Saturday. The wicket was too wet for high scoring on either side, but Harvard's bowling was much stronger than that of the home team. Adams especially distinguished himself in bowling and it was owing to his good pitch and changing of pace that Brockton was dismissed in the second inning for the insignificant total...
...seven's second victory over Ninety-six and they will now play Ninety-nine for the class championship. The game was very close till the eighth inning, when with the score two to one, Ninety-seven made three runs after two men were out. Ninety-six put a much stronger team in the field than they did in the first game, but Ninety-seven won by their well bunched hits and Ninety-six's errors at critical times...
...will contest in dual games on Franklin Field at Philadelphia. As Pennsylvania defeated Harvard at the Mott Haven games last year, the contest should be very exciting and it will probably be fairly close, although Harvard's chances of winning seem rather better than Pennsylvania's. Both teams are stronger than usual and good records are expected in all the events. A conservative estimate gives Harvard 62 points to Pennsylvanis's 50. Harvard should win the hundred with Roche, Bigelow and Redpath, all of whom are good for 10 1-5s, as Bucholz, the best Pennsylvanian, could only...
...College nines played a six inning game which the 'Varsity won 9 to 5. Up to the last two innings, the game was very close, but in the fifth and sixth the 'Varsity developed a batting streak and won easily. The 'Varsity played fairly well, the batting being rather stronger than that of the College Nine. They, although weak at the bat, showed some improvement in team work and fielded well...
...gave ex-Captain Cumnock's definition of team play, as consisting in every man's knowing how to play his position so well that he can spare some of his surplus strength to aid the man next him. The more each player can help the man next him, the stronger the team play...