Word: bases
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...which is to take place on Jarvis Field, at three o'clock, Friday afternoon, October 23. These contests will be as follows: one hundred yard running race, high jump, one mile running race, running long jump, hurdle race of one hundred and twenty yards over ten hurdles, throwing a base-ball, two mile running race, consolation race of one half mile, three-legged race, and three mile walking race. The Committee also decided that five minutes shall intervene between each contest, that all contestants must be on hand when their race is called, that only members of the association...
...superiority at base-ball must be conceded to Yale. This is the first break in a long and brilliant series of victories for Harvard, and it will take Yale many years of continuous success to wipe out the score against her. Our Nine deserve great credit for the steady pluck with which they played. The liberal arrangements made with the clubs were strictly carried out by Mr. Mitchell. In fact, Saratoga has in every way vindicated its character for straightforward dealing. The promises of the S. R. A. in regard to pool-selling, accommodations, etc., were observed with the most...
...sanctum. It is true that since they entered College we have won no University race; but that this failure was owing more to our ill-fortune than to their want of skill and determination, will be made evident by the difficulty we shall have in filling their places. In base-ball they added three more successful years to our long record of victories; and we should be the last to forget that it is to them we owe the establishment of a new, and we hope we may say successful, venture in College journalism. Add to these their successes social...
...athletic exercises followed. The first contest was throwing a base - ball, for which there were six entries, Rives '74, Leeds '77, Tyng '76, Hall '76, Kent '75, and Walker '74, each competitor having three trials; Mr. Rives's first throw was the longest, being about 124 yards...
...national game" of base-ball was played in the days of Noah, for he is recorded to have put the dove "out on a fly." - College Days...