Word: yesterday
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...regular meeting of the Shooting Club was held at Watertown, yesterday afternoon. Only a few men were present, but there were enough men to hold the Founders Cup match. This was won by Quinlan. The score...
...base ball games have been a regular part of our spring athletics and a source of much interest in the college. This year a peculiarly advantageous schedule had been arranged and an unusually successful series of games was expected. Only two games had been played when it was announced yesterday that the athletic committee would not allow the use of Jarvis for class games at present, because the whole field is needed for the practice of the University lacrosse team...
Harvard defeated the Amherst college team on Holmes field yesterday by a score of seven to one. Harvard braced up and played a very creditable game throughout, and clearly outdid her opponents at every point. The batting was much stronger than usual, but the men showed a decided tendency to be caught napping when at the bat. The outfielders played well, and the work of the infielders, with the exception of Quackenboss, who had an off day, was quick and clean. Downer pitched for Harvard, and the Amherst team obtained only five scattering hits from his delivery...
Amherst has the reputation of being the best team in the regular intercollegiate league, but her play yesterday was not at all steady, and at times it was even careless. Allen started in to catch, but after the second inning, he changed places with Walbridge at short-stop, who caught the rest of the game. Sexton pitched only a fair game and the home players did not find great trouble in hitting...
Harvard played the Phillips Andover Academy team yesterday afternoon on Holmes field and won in a fairly well-played game. Andover has a very good team this year-much better than the average preparatory school nines. Stearns kept Harvard down well as regards hits, but he was wild in his delivery and gave eight bases on balls. Upton supported him finely, and made some very good stops, saving his pitcher several wild pitches. The team ran bases well, but Stearns' unusual wildness seemed demoralizing to the playing...