Word: takings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...play. Wood in especial distinguished himself. He made not the slightest attempt to pitch ball. He threw overhand or underhand just as it happened, and the ball was pitched back of the batsman as often as it was in front. The score was perfectly disgraceful. Occasionally Wood would take to tossing the ball easily over the plate. Then the Yale men would bat him all over the field. Too much censure cannot be given to him for the part he played in the game. If he had made the slightest effort, the Harvard men present would have supported...
Professor Chaplin has recently returned from his western trip. His health has improved greatly and he expects to be able to take charge of his courses at the beginning of next year...
...Yale freshmen have been trying to arrange a game with the freshman nine at Princeton for some time. Partial arrangements had been made by the Yale nine to take a short trip for the purpose of playing several teams, including Princeton. Plans had been made for a game with Princeton on May 29 and one at Potstown on the 30, but the Harvard game coming so near those dates, has prevented the trip from being taken. This is a disappointment far Yale since no other date can be arranged this year. A game with Princeton will undoubtedly be arranged...
...team will probably be, Jones, p; Heffelfinger, c; Ivison, 1b; Wales, 2b; Floyd-Jones, 3b; Graves, ss; McClung, r. f; Preston, cf; Munzesheimer, lf. This team only differs from that of the 23d ult. in that McClung, who made two three-base hits in the Harvard-Yale game, will take a place in the field...
There will be a mass meeting of the students of the college in Holden Chapel, Monday, June 3, at 7 p. m., to take action on the report of the committee appointed at the meeting of April 15. Per order...