Word: battering
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...said that at the next meeting of the National Base Ball Association a proposition will probably be urged to oblige the batter to strike at any ball that comes over the plate, thus making no distinction between a high and low ball. Some very prominent base ball men are in favor of making this rule...
Yesterday the nine made their second trip to Providence, and the score shows that our former defeat was due to hard luck rather than to the inefficiency of our representatives. Our batter played remarkably well, and the change of pitchers in the ninth inning was made to save Nichols' hand. Baker and Smith also deserve mention for their work. For Brown, Bassett played a strong third base. The following is the score...
Litchfield is one of the catchers and is a very hard worker. He is apt to "rattle" at the critical points of the game and needs a great deal of practice ; he is a fair batter. Varick is a plucky catcher, but rather light for the position. He does not throw accurately to the bases and is weak at the bat. Baker has done most of the pitching for the nine, and does fairly well, he has good curves and very fair speed. He is very weak on "pop" flies, and also at the bat. It will take a great...
...good record in that position. When at the bat he appears afraid of the ball, and bats in poor form. He needs considerable coaching. Willard will play centre field. He plays the game for all it is worth, is a hard worker, good fielder, and excellent batter. Tilden is playing left field, and has had a great deal of experience in the game. He is not a hard worker, but plays a good game, and is a good batter. Wiestling is one of the best players on the nine, and is working hard for pitcher's position ; he bats well...
...armed with an immense telescope. "What?" says the pitcher, and he pulls out a revolver and blazes away. The umpire is just in time to dodge down behind the rampart of his observatory, and the shot whizzes harmlessly over his head. Play is resumed. "Strike!" "What?" says the batter, in his run, and he too takes a pop at the unfortunate umpire, who this time gets his hat knocked off. Suddenly an immense in-curve strikes the batter on the head and knocks it clean off. "I want you to apologise to this man," says the Yale captain...