Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...work could hardly have been better. He struck out eight men and allowed but two hits in the last eight innings. Even the slump in the first inning was less his fault than the score would indicate, as Gammons' home run would hardly have been made more than a base hit but for slow work by Beale and Burgess...
With the exception of Beale, the batting of the Harvard team was uniformly weak. The men were almost all retired on easy infield hits or pop flies, and were utterly unable to hit at critical points. But one man reached third base...
...current issue of the Lampoon needs no introduction. It comes to us as an old, old friend, and brings to us tender recollections of days at school, when a pun on "bass bawl" and "base ball," or the confusion of "pane" with "pain" seemed to us as merry as could anything. To speak seriously there are in the number some old and some rather strained jokes...
...Cadets at West Point Saturday. The weather was rainy and cold but in spite of the wet grounds and slippery ball, the Harvard team put up a sharp fielding game and batted better than usual. Gregory pitched a fine game. He allowed only two hits and gave only one base on balls. His support was nearly perfect. Sears, in left field, made several difficult catches...
Dartmouth scored again in the third. Drew got second on Stevenson's wild throw, and Folsom brought him in. In the second half Burgess was hit by the pitcher and stole three bases in succession, coming home. Haughton got his base on balls, stole second, and got third on a passed ball. Scannell struck out and Haughton scored on Rand's sacrifice...