Word: baseman
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...University Nine played the first game of the series for the College championship with Brown last Saturday. Owing to the absence of the first baseman of the Brown Nine, play was not called until half an hour after the appointed time. The first two innings were played in a heavy shower, so that the errors made then, on account of the soaked condition of the ball, were excusable...
Leeds led off for Harvard with a long fly to left field, which was well taken by Tyler. Wright got his first on an error of the third baseman, took second on a passed ball, and came home op Tyng's two-base hit. Tyng was put out while attempting to steal third. Thayer took first on an error by pitcher, stole second, and scored on a hot grounder of Ernst's which the third base failed to stop. Dow closed the inning by giving the short stop an easy fly. For Brown, Nickerson reached first by Thatcher's missing...