Word: wente
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...good and at times brilliant. At the close of this match, Messrs. Snow and P. S. Sears began play for the championship in singles. Sears took the first set easily, the score being 6-1. In the second set Snow played a much stronger game, but finally the set went to Sears by a score of 7-5. The play of both men in this last set was very fine. Snow's back-handed strokes were especially noticeable. It being quite dark at the end of this set, play was postponed until to-day at 12 o'clock...
...Yale university crew went out on Wednesday afternoon for the first time this fall. Captain Cowles of the '86 crew, and captain Rogers coached them...
Saturday afternoon the 'varsity went to Andover to play the home team and drew a bigger crowd than the annual Andover-Exeter game ever did. The Andover men played pluckily, tackled well and ran immensely, but Harvard was too heavy and skilful for them and they fared badly...
Jones rushed the ball over the line, but the touchdown was not allowed, as Andover claimed that he went outside. Remington succeeded in making the sixth touchdown, however, but Woodman again missed the goal. Fletcher made the seventh touchdown at 3.27, and the goal was missed for the third time. Butler made the next touchdown at 3.29, and Woodman kicked the fourth goal...
...Boston on Saturday to play a match at Cricket with Harvard. The grounds of the Long-wood club were tendered them for the game. The bowling on both sides was good, Bohlen especially doing fine work for Harvard, while Leslie carried off the honors for Pawtucket. Harvard first went to the defence, and their last wicket fell for 93 runs, of which the unusually large number of 30 were for extras, when the Pawtucket side went in and only succeeded in scouring 81, thus Harvard won the match by 12 runs, the decision being on the first inning...