Word: ball
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Base-ball men are marked absent when they wear their uniform into recitation...
Wheaton led off with a fine base hit to left. Morgan was thrown out at first by Ernst. Bigelow then batted to Sawyer, but the ball, bounding from his hands, flew out into right, where it was again mishandled by Dow. These two bad errors gave Bigelow a life and Wheaton third and home. Williams was then fielded out at first by Thayer. For Harvard, Leeds struck out, and Tyng and Tower went out at first, after hits to second and third...
...right, and is safe because of Dow's inexcusable fumble. Smith hits safe to left, sending Williams to third. Downer hits to Leeds, who throws wild to first, giving Downer second and Williams and Smith home. Downer in the mean time tries to get third, the ball is thrown to Thayer, who, touching him, supposes him out and returns the ball carelessly to Ernst. Ernst is not looking, the ball passes him, and Downer scores, the umpire not having decided him out. This run the result of very careless errors. Leeds goes out by a pretty running catch by Smith...
SEASON-TICKETS to the Base-ball Grounds may be had at 11 W. Price, $ 1.50. No single tickets will be sold...
...enough left so he could eat in an emergency." If the Niagara Index should see this statement, it would try to prove that higher education tends to cannibalism as well as suicide. The Montpelierian gives the following charming picture: "Our campus, out of study hours, is covered with base-ball players and croquet matches, and our reverend Professors even join in the exercise...