Word: working
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...made should not be satisfactory in every way. The game at Cambridge is now close at hand and in the time which now remains the freshman nine will have to put forth every effort to strengthen itself. At present the prospects of winning are not very bright, but hard work and unceasing practice may bring success...
This afternoon is held the annual spring athletic meeting. Although Harvard lost a number of her best men last year, there has been much hard work done by old members of the Mott Haven team and by the new men trying for places. The meeting this afternoon will, in a measure, show what are our chances of keeping up our reputation in track athletics. If the weather conditions are favorable, the meeting will undoubtedly be successful and some fast time made...
...walker, is expected back to college in May. Davis, '91, Brown, '91, and Greenleaf are all showing up well for the bicycle race. The prospects for a good tug of war team are very bright, as an unusually large number of candidates have presented themselves for practice. The men work an hour and a half every day and are turning up especially well at the drop, which will be the team's strong point this year...
...base ball championship season opened on Saturday rather inauspiciously for Harvard. While the result of the game at Princeton was not unanticipated, the work of the nine was in many respects disappointing. It was not expected that the team would play with confidence nor was it expected that there would be such an exhibition of loose fielding, weak batting, and lack of team play. But before condemning all this it should be remembered that the conditious under which the game was played were all against Harvard. The loose work in the field and weakness at the bat can be attributed...
...season at Princeton on Saturday, easily defeating Harvard by a score of eleven to two. The day was perfect for base ball; and a large delegation of Princeton supporters came from New York to witness the game. Only about six Harvard men accompanied the team from Cambridge, and the work of the nine was a disappointment. The men played under rather poor luck to be sure, but many of their errors were inexcusable, The infielders seemed bothered considerably, especially on sharp ground hits, by the dirt diamond. The backing up was poor throughout, Princeton played a game almost free from...