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...their professional, and Geo. Wright. Objection was made to Chambers, but he was allowed to play on condition that he would not bowl. The game began shortly after 11 A.M. with Longwood at the bat, and was continued until 4.30 P.M. with an intermission for lunch. The ground was soft and soggy on account of the heavy rain the day before, and there was a strong wind blowing across the wicket, so that the conditions were by no means good for fine batting and large scores. In consequence, the score on both sides was low. At one time it looked...
...excepting the rainy Saturday. On Thursday a game had been agreed upon with the Beacons, but as the latter did not put in an appearance, the nine were defrauded out of the only game that had been arranged for during the recess. The ground on Jarvis was so soft that little skill was shown, and no opinion could be formed as to our prospects in base-ball. The lacrosse team has not been practising systematically, but every day some of the men have been on Holmes...
...drying up in the spring. The Tennis Association has already begun laying out the new courts. The ground back of the Law School building has been broken for the clay courts. Occasionally during the vacation men have been playing tennis on Jarvis, but the ground has been very soft and play therefore very difficult...
...ground on Holmes and Jarvis is very soft upon the surface, but two inches down, it is still hard with frost. How to cross Holmes field is a problem, there is so much ice and water upon the track...
...Yale nine expects to go out to Hamilton Park for practice in a few days. It will be impossible to use the new athletic grounds for some time to come, owing to the soft condition of the ground...