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...afternoon, tempered by a cooling breeze from the east, was almost perfect for lacrosse playing, and the Harvard team, as they came on Jarvis at 3 o'clock, dressed in their new uniforms with sleeveless white jerseys, looked the picture of comfort. The Princeton men, in their uniforms of black jerseys and white breeches, contrasting well with that of their opponents, looked warmer than our men. The composition of the two teams was as follows: Princeton, goal, H. Hodge; point, McKechnie; cover-point, Nicholson; defence field, Ranney, Bell, S. Hodge; centre, R. Hodge; attack field, Riggs, Harlan and Spence; homes...
Princeton presented almost the same team which won for the orange and black the championship pennant of 1884, and the style of play and ability of the men were the same as last year. The reason that Harvard won this year was that the team was stronger, and played with some system, something which it lacked a year ago. The defence were much less liable to be rattled than formerly, but can still afford to keep a little more nerve on hand when a desperate rush is made upon them. The centre fielders played all around their opponents...
...lacrosse men deserve the hearty support of the college in their championship game against the Orange and Black this afternoon. Lacrosse has been one of the sports in which Harvard has excelled always, even winning in 1882 the Oelrich cup emblematic of the amateur championship of America. Our twelve has, by steady work, developed a strong system of team play, which will make its presence felt in the game of to-day while our veteran individual players will do their utmost to make up for the defeats of last year...
...notices of the Shakspere club seem to be out of keeping with the idea that the play of Julius Caesar is to be placed on the stage according to the simplicity and modesty of Shakspere's time. Small type and black ink were then sufficient for the leading actors...
Lost.- Probably on Jarvis Field, a black cuff button, marked with "F" in gold. Finder will please return it to 46 Grays...