Word: uncertain
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first championship game is played this afternoon at Providence. Of course we hope it will be a victory for Harvard, but, because everything in base-ball is so uncertain, we can venture no prophecies. And yet the college has good reason to expect a successful outcome of to day's game. The nine has shown up well the past few days, and has already defeated Brown severely. Careful play throughout, confidence, but not over-confidence, ought to win for the crimson the first game of the championship series...
Shelton, '88 S., is trying to catch Watkinson. His playing is very uncertain and he is unable to throw to second properly...
Watkinson, '89, is a possible substitute pitcher. His delivery at present is very wild and uncertain. He is also trying for a position in the infield...
First defence never loses a chance to pass, and plays a thoughtful game, but he is very uncertain in picking up swift rolls, and slow in getting his throw...
...closing event of the afternoon, '87 got the drop by about three inches. For the five minutes following the result was very uncertain, both teams pulled well and hard, but victory was destined to crown the efforts of '86, and that team won by just three inches. The teams were made up as follows: '86, Pudor, Churchill, Adams, Dewey, anchor; '87. Atwood, Bowen, J. W. Dudley, Litchfield, anchor...