Word: bases
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Nine left by the Fall River boat on Thursday evening for Princeton, and reached Princeton Junction on Friday at 10 A. M., where they were most cordially received by the Princeton Nine and a large delegation from the college. The day was exceedingly unpropitious for base-ball, a high wind prevailing which blew directly in the face of the batsmen. Owing to afternoon recitations at Princeton, game was called at 12 o'clock, with Harvard at the bat. The game opened well for an exciting contest, as neither side scored in the first inning, notwithstanding Furman's base...
...Freshmen played a return game with the "Newtons" on the Boston grounds, May 1, which resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 17 to 8. Earned runs, Freshmen 0, Newtons 1. Errors, Freshmen 8, Newtons 20. 1st base-hits, Freshmen 12, Newtons 8. Total base-hits, Freshmen 16, Newtons 9. 2 base-hits, J. S. Howe, W. A. Howe, Cruger, Fisher of the Freshmen, Lyon of the Newtons. Umpire, Mr. E. Wood of Newton...
EXPENSES of the University Base-Ball Nine, from...
HEAVY batting and excellent fielding marked the playing of both nines. Nunn captured a very difficult fly and made some excellent stops. Fessenden caught a hot liner in left field. In the third inning Holden struck out; Wright hit for a base, and gained his second through the inequality of the ground where the ball struck; Howe followed with a three-base hit, the ball reaching the fence behind centre field; Nunn flied to pitcher; Sawyer made a base hit, bringing in Howe; Thayer followed with a safe hit, but Tyng closed the inning by striking out. Harvard 2, Manchester...
...have been played with the same club with which was made the most extraordinary score on record. The game on Thursday week with the Manchester nine displayed some of the fine qualities that have been developed in our men by the careful training of the winter. From the many base hits made three runs only were obtained, a fact that speaks itself for the excellency of the fielding. It gives us great pleasure to be able to follow up our editorial of our last issue with another upon the same subject, and though, like the rest of the college...