Word: gameness
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...first game of the season with the King Philips was played last Saturday. The afternoon was very showery, and the game had to be postponed from the appointed time; but the sun finally came out, and the game was a good one in spite of the wet ground. The following is the score...
...result of the game was, of course, a disappointment to us; but it was fairly earned by the King Philips, who both outbatted and outfielded our Nine. Their batting in the fourth and fifth innings was very heavy, and their fielding throughout the game was almost without an error...
OWING to the University match, which was arranged for the afternoon, the game was begun at 11.45 A. M. Our Freshmen did not play as good a game as they have in previous matches, but had no difficulty in vanquishing their opponents. The good fielding of Perry and Ernst, and the batting of Tyng, Sleeper, and Kip, the latter making a home run, were noticeable features of the game. On the part of the Browns, the principal good plays were made by Matheson, Comstock, and Allen. The thanks of both Nines are due to Mr. Stratton for his strict...
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Although the result of the second game was a bitter disappointment, it does not seem as if the Cricket Club need feel at all disheartened; for they have shown some remarkably good play, considering their resources and opportunities. Their bowling is very effective before the men become exhausted; their batting is good, and their fielding splendid. The one point in which they fail is in running the wickets. This has at times been fearfully slack and hesitating, and has given them many a needless out. The only way in which this can be remedied is to persuade enough...