Word: backstopping
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...Harvard first year men scored in the first, third, fourth and eighth innings. R. L. Summers led off with a free ticket in the opening inning, was sacrificed to second stole third, and scored on an error by the Tufts backstop. Summers stugled in the third, stole second and third, and scored on a blow by F. E. Nugent. A walk, an error, and two hits tallied twice for the Crimson in the fourth, and a walk, an error, and a sacrifice and a single brought in three runs in the eighth...
...hurler's delivery during that period. But with two out in the ninth William Ullman '27, University second-sacker, made a high throw to first, drawing J. E. Tobin off the cushion. Two pinch-hitters were rushed into the breach, and each responded with a clean single. Jenkins, Terrier backstop, faced crowded bags and drove in his team's third run with a hard drive to center. The threatening rally was throttled and the game ended when D. MacDonald grounded to Ullman, who nipped his man at first with a quick throw...
...fall squad will be deprived of the services of Isadere Zarakov '27, captain of the nine for the coming season, Henry Chauneey '28, regular backstop last year, and William Lord '28, substitute first baseman, who are members of the football squad...
...feature of the Purple's contest with Boston University last Saturday was the hurling of Smith, a second string Williams receiver, who was sent to the mound in the dearth of regular pitchers. The converted backstop surprised everyone by shutting out the Terriers and holding them to six safe blows. In case Bok slips today, the Williams, catcher may be again called upon to show his wares to the Crimson batsmen...
...Coach Davidson's regulars were out of the line-up. Miyakawa with an injured ankle, and Newell, regular backstop, with a bad thigh. The latter's substitute. Dewing, hit a home run into the University infield, scoring two men ahead...