Word: fielding
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Dates: during 1890-1890
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...Association game last Saturday afternoon on Jarvis field was not at all successful from a financial point of view. It is a pity that there was not enough interest taken to pay expenses, at least, butit only goes to show that college men do not care much for any but college sports. Those who managed the game did all that could be done to draw a crowd, but it is natural that very few persons can be persuaded to stand about on winter afternoon to watch a game which they knew nothing about...
...game between the Rovers and Olympics on Jarvis field Saturday was seen by about fifty students. Those who saw it were surprised at the amount of skill shown by the players, who in spite of being mostly workmen who can get off only only or two afternoons in the week to practise, had been used to the game so long as to have a great deal of prowess. Several men who came up with the team. The opinions of those who saw the game were various. Some who had not played foot ball thought the game rather tame and monotonous...
...beginning of the game it was evident that the Rovers were doing better work though it took them a good while to score. The ball travelled from one end of the field to the other several times before any scoring was done. The Olympics generally forced it down by means of one or two players, who, when they got down near their opponents' goal were quite unable to make a good try for goal. The Rovers when they returned the ball seemed to use nearly all their men. After about 15 minutes play the Rovers scored a goal very prettily...
PHOTOGRAPHS of the Yale and Harvard foot ball game at Springfield, also the Yale and Harvard freshmen on Jarvis field. For sale...
...Particularly in the case of the Mott Haven games the rule should yield because New York is the only central point of reunion for most of the colleges forming the Intercollegiate Association. And the meetings should be where the competitors are as numerous as possible, for in track and field athletics the standard is raised by increased competition...