Word: tripped
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...Princeton Glee Club start on their Easter trip tonight and will return on the evening of the 20th. The club will sing in Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, Bloomington, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburg...
During the recess the class and 'varsity crews have been hard at work on the river; the freshman nine has had a number of men in training and they have been hard at work during the vacation; the 'varsity nine on its trip and after its return has played three games with leading professional nines. During the week the tennis courts on Jarvis and Holmes have been put in thorough order and are now ready...
...effect of the spring trip of the nine has been to show that if Harvard is to put a victorious team in the field in the coming championship games a great deal of hard work must be done. The work of the nine agains professionals was, to say the least, discouraging, although, when we take into consideration all the disadvantages under which the nine played, not so unsatisfactory as many seem to think. The infield is very weak and the team as a whole bat very poorly, The great advantage of these professional games is to bring out the weak...
...last game was played Monday with the Boston nine on the South End grounds. The weather was too cold to permit a good game in the field. At the bat Harvard did better than in the other games of the trip. Two runs were scored in the fifth inning by Harvard; Linn was given a base on balls, Howland hit safely and Willard sent them both home by his hard drive for three bases. Harvard scored again in the sixth inning on a single and errors, and in the eighth secured another run in the same manner. The Bostons scored...
...this trip games will be played with several of the best professional teams in the country. No better practice could be found than playing games with men who have made a scientific study of baseball, and the benefit will undoubtedly be shown in the later work of the nine. Of course college men cannot hope to win from professionals, but we have no doubt the nine will make a good showing. We wish the nine a pleasant and successful trip, with fine weather, lots of practice and good luck...