Word: weather
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...LONDON, Wednesday, June 20.--Since our arrival here last Thursday the weather has been remarkably fine, cool and bright and the men all show the good effect of it in their condition. The 'Varsity has been over the full four miles twice under good conditions and the time made was fairly satisfactory. The crew also seem better able to hold their form than they were in Cambridge. However, they will need all the improvement they can possibly make before the race as Yale is undoubtedly faster than last year, having made very fast time here on Monday when they went...
...which were modelled exactly on those which take place in actual games. The largeness of the squad proved a slight disadvantage, but the cage was divided in a new way by means of cross-nets, so as to make four different portions for separate practice. As soon as the weather allowed the men to get out-doors, a system of grading players was adopted. By this, all the men had opportunities to play real games, and to work up in proportion to their abilities, by means of the Second nine and the Leiter Cup series...
...over the course for the first time together. The Freshmen were given two lengths at the start and finished a length ahead of the University four-oar. Shortly before dark the Yale university crew passed Red Top, going over a mile course in fine form. If the cool, pleasant weather only continues great improvement may be expected in the work of all the crews...
...game was played under nearly perfect weather conditions before an enthusiastic crowd of about six thousand persons. Princeton won by heavy batting in the first four innings, when all their runs were scored. Harvard had nearly as many hits, but most of them came with one or two men out. The fielding was rather erratic on both sides. Kernan was substituted for Stillman in the fourth inning and did excellent work, allowing but two hits, and no runs during the remainder of the game. Reid strained his leg in the first inning, but played nearly all of the game, being...
...Cambridge Observatory the cloudy weather made satisfactory results impossible...