Word: batting
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Friday, June 16, the University met the Boston Nine for the fifth time this season. Harvard had her usual luck, and went to the bat, only to retire in one, two, three order. George Wright and O'Rourke led off for the other side with base hits, but the Bostons failed to score, George Wright being caught napping at third, and prettily thrown out by Thatcher, who purposely muffed the ball at the third strike. In the second inning, Harvard again failed to score, but had two men left on bases. Schafer scored for the Bostons, the next three...
...Freshmen played an excellent game on Jarvis, yesterday, with a picked nine from Cambridge, including Tyng and Sawyer of the University. The Freshmen outplayed the picked Nine both in the field and at the bat. If they play as well to-morrow, the game with Yale will be very interesting. The score by innings stood...
...bat flits by, or waters murmuring...
...Nine played a practice game with the Boston Nine on the Boston grounds, Wednesday afternoon. The game was perhaps the best the Nine has played this season. Their batting record was good and the fielding fair, considering that they played against a professional club. Dwyer, '77, was tried behind the bat, and up to the fourth inning he caught very well, but, being struck in the temple by a foul tip, he was obliged to retire, and Thatcher caught during the rest of the game. The score is as follows...
...State, so that too much cannot be said in praise of our men for defeating, in their newly organized state and without the services of their regular pitcher, so strong a team. The game was very exciting, and well played, comparatively few errors being made, while the batting was above the average. The Tauntons took the lead in the first inning and kept it until the fourth, when the score was even; from this time until the last man was out it was anybody's game. On our side Tower and Leeds distinguished themselves both at the bat...