Word: wet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...spite of the wet weather yesterday afternoon the lacrosse squad practiced on Holmes Field. The practice was much the same as it has been for the past few days. The number of men who come out is still small, and every man in the University who can play the game, or who would like to learn, is urged to come...
...account of the rain, the practice yesterday was rather shorter than usual, but it was also much more spirited. The ball being wet and slippery there was a good deal of fumbling, but apart from this, the backs put up a good game. Brine especially made one long run for a touchdown. He is rather light for a 'Varsity man, but runs hard and dodges well. Newell and Waters were both out coaching in football clothes and gave the opposing tackles some practical lessons in breaking through and tackling. Fairbanks, centre on last year's Freshman team, has been...
Only a few matches could be played yesterday, owing to wet courts. H. I. Foster '98 was defeated, but Ware, Whitman, and Ware and Scudder all won their matches. The summary...
...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...
...played yesterday were very much handicapped by the bad weather, as the balls were soon too wet and heavy to drive well. R. T. Parke '98, was particularly handicapped, as his game consists largely of swift drives from the back of the court. The match between E. R. Marvin '99, and L. E. Ware '99, was well played by both, although the conditions were so unfavorable. The summary on the day's play is as follows...