Word: baseness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...first inning a base on balls, a stolen base, and an error by Mills gave Pennsylvania their first run. Neither side scored again till the fourth, when Lynch got first on an error and was brought in by Fitz's home run. This put Harvard ahead with the score two to one, but in the next inning three bases on balls and more errors by Harvard let in three more runs. After this the result was not in doubt for an instant, Pennsylvania scoring four runs in the seventh and one in the eighth, while the best Harvard could...
...more because the nine let the game slip away on account of their inability to hit the ball at critical moments. There were any number of times when a hit would have given the game to Harvard and every time, except in the fourteenth when Haughton made a three base hit which scored Clarkson, the men failed to accept the chance...
Throughout the afternoon the cheering was very effective and did much to encourage the Harvard nine to play the great game of ball it did. Haughton, who played first base, deserves the greatest praise for his magnificent playing. His reaching and jumping after balls prevented Princeton from getting men to first and across the plate many times, besides keeping down the list of Harvard's errors. Paine showed himself a great pitcher, keeping the hits well scattered except in two innings and showing praiseworthy endurance. Dean made several star catches in spite of the fact that he lost his feet...
...lost the game by allowing Harvard five runs in the first inning, Wilson pitched a steady uphill game in which he had the support of every man on the team. The superiority of the visitors at the bat finally won them the game on a two base hit and a single...
Wheeler '97, second base, played on his class team and on the Consolidated last year. He prepared at Blair Academy, playing in the outfield and at shortstop. Height, 5 feet 8 inches, weight...