Word: telegrams
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Captain Willard received the following telegram late last night...
...unfortunate that Cornell was obliged to cancel the game arranged for yesterday. The Cornell nine was to take a trip among the New England colleges, and among her games one had been arranged with Harvard. A telegram was received canceling the game, too late, however, for the Harvard management to make arrangements for another practice game. It was of importance that at least one game should be played this week before the contest with Yale. The nine by its work on Saturday, showed its ability to play a strong fielding game, but practice in batting is much needed...
...Monday morning. Several of the Glee Club men who had returned to Boston late Saturday evening in order to fulfil choir duties rejoined the party just before it left New York. One of the officers of the Glee Club who left the train at Bound Brook to send a telegram, found on his return that the train had departed. He was compelled to wait for the next train...
...following letter was sent to Captain Sears in answer to his telegram asking if Yale would play an exhibition game in New Haven...
Late last night Captain Sears received a telegram from Yale saying, "We can not consider the question of an exhibition game...