Word: yesterday
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Williams eleven is by far the strongest team Harvard has met this year and the game yesterday was a good test of the strength of our eleven. The score compares favorably with that made by Yale against the same team. Williams discovered the weak points and by attacking those repeatedly gained much ground. The rush line work was very poor and Williams had little difficulty to make holes in it. The tackling of several of the team was high and the passing was slow and uncertain. Harvard's superiority lay chiefly in the excellent work of the packs and ends...
...finals in singles between Tallant and Lee were played off yesterday afternoon. Tallant won 6-4, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1, thus winning the championship of the college. The game was won by Tallant's good returns of Lee's lobbing. Lee played on the back line and lobbed into Tallant's hands continually. This kind of play gave Tallant many chances to keep Lee running across the courts, and Lee showed great skill in recovering himself. In starting Tallant took service, but as there was some wind and a strong sunlight they changed courts after each game. Both...
...freshman class met in Upper Massachusetts yesterday afternoon to continue their election of officers, President Trafford in the chair. For vicepresident the names of J. D. Upton of Andover, R. Thomas, of Hopkinson's, and Cullinan were voted on. As no candidate received a majority, the class proceeded to a second vote by which Upton was elected. The secretary, treasurer, and manager of the baseball nine were voted for on one ballot. C. K. Cummings and Carl Schurz were nominated for secretary; W. C. Douglass and F. W. Hadowell, for treasurer, W. L. Thompson and A. P. Stone for manager...
...first regular meeting of the Shooting club at the trap was held at Watertown yesterday afternoon. Two scores were shot in match A and one in match B. The individual scores were as follows...
...seniors gave the freshmen fifteen minutes' practice on Norton's field yesterday afternoon. Play began at 4.30, Ninety taking the north goal. Ninety had the ball and advanced it twenty yards. Henshaw gained a little and McLeod getting the ball on the next pass, carried it to Ninety's five-yard line. McLeod then attempted to rush but Ninety's rush line was so badly broken that he had to retreat, losing ten yards. Crane failed to kick a goal from the field, but on the next pass, he carried the ball near to Ninety-three's goal...