Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...best cricketers in this country should be enough to bring out a large crowd. The Pennsylvania cricket team has two members of the celebrated American cricket team which went to England three summers ago, as well as several other well-known players. The Harvard eleven should receive some support from the college to aid them in playing an up-hill game, and certainly the encouragement always infused in a team by cheering would not come in amiss...
...wish my unqualified approval of it. There has never been such a hopeful prospect for the entire overthrow of rushing, and I trust it will succeed." Dr. Hitchcock believes the decision would be an immense benefit to the college, and that two-thirds of the upper classes would support...
...annual Andover-Exeter base-ball game was played at Andover on Saturday, Andover winning by a score of 6 to 4. The game was close and exciting from the start, and the boys from both academies cheered their teams in support with an enthusiasm that can be seen only at these games. Stearns carried off the honors for Andover, striking out seventeen men. McClung did the best playing for Exeter. The celebration in Andover Saturday night was most enthusiastic, and the Phillipian, with its usual enterprise, issued at nine o'clock an illustrated four-page extra containing a full account...
...result of the game Saturday convinced the college that the nine is well able to play ball. Bates deserves the greatest credit for the manner in which he filled his trying position and the support given the battery by the other members of the nine was often brilliant. The errors that were made seemed due to over-eagerness rather than to inability to field the ball. During the two weeks to come before the next game with Yale, the nine will have opportunity to meet a number of strong teams. With this additional practice we have great confidence that...
...game with Yale next Saturday will be the most important, if not the decisive game of the year. We must win it if we hope to get the championship. The enthusiasm of the college is at a high pitch, and the nine may be sure of the heartiest support...