Word: bats
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...GAME.Harvard took the field, sending the visitors to the bat. The first inning was opened by Springfield, who reached first on a missed third strike, and wild throw by Allen, but was left on third by the retirement of the next three men. For Harvard, Beaman got his base on balls, and went to second on a passed ball, but careless base running resulted in his being put out between second and third. Tilden hit hard for two bases to right field, and was followed by Nichols, who drove the ball to long left field for a home run. Willard...
Apropos Willard's beautiful home run during the last Amherst game, the Amherst Student remarks: "When Harvard's first-base man hereafter comes to the bat, 'over the fence is out' should be the rule...
...midst of its examinations, prevented anything like a decent attendance at yesterday's game, the seats being occupled by a scant 200 spectators. The Princeton men presented their freshman battery. Mercur and Taylor, while Winslow was caught by Choate. At 4.10 the game was opened with Princeton at the bat...
...runs. A bit by Cooper, together with a passed ball and a put-out, gave another run to the visitors in the second, but from this point to the seventh they were easily blanked. In Harvard's half of the second, the first three men at the bat were retired in order. In the third, the home team brought in two more runs on a triple by Nichols, a single by Willard, an error and two put-outs. In the fourth Harvard failed to score. The fifth inning was also unprofitable, though Nichols reached first on Cooper's error...
...game was very interesting throughout, and would have been remarkaly free from errors had it not been for the rain. The battery work of Harvard was magnificent, Nichols only having one wild pitch, while Allen was not credited with a single passed balls. Willard's batting was terrific, while his fielding was perfect. The main points of crificism against the home team were the careless base running, and lax coaching. For Princeton, Clark led at the bat, and Toler and Shaw excelled in fielding. The features of the game were the stop and throw by Edgerly in the third, Allen...