Word: batting
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...first college game resulted in an easy victory. Trinity's play was chiefly characterized by wretched fielding and weak batting, Wilcox alone playing with credit. Holden led at the bat, and was closely followed by Thayer, Tyng, and Latham. Latham played at second base in his usual exemplary style...
...Oaks on Fast Day by a score of 15 to 1. Two thousand spectators were present. Ernst pitched finely, and was well supported by Tyng. Latham excelled in the field, and gained a wonderful record his only error being an excusable one. Tyng, Ernst, and Wright led at the bat. Say played well for the Live Oaks...
...this game both nines showed improvement in batting and fielding. Our Nine only offered one chance to be put out behind the bat, while twelve men struck out off Ernst's pitching. Tyng, Latham, Wright, and Nunn played best in the field. Howe and Latham led at the bat. Wright maintained his well-earned reputation for sacrifice hitting, - a skilful play, which appears to be totally unappreciated by spectators. The game was played on the Boston Grounds, and resulted in a college victory by the score...
...score of 14 to 4. Sawyer played second base, owing to Latham's absence; his catches and stops were very fine, but his throwing showed lack of practice. Wright's fine playing on first base saved Sawyer several deserved errors. Ernst, Tyng, Holden, and Howe led at the bat. Bradley, the famous pitcher of the Chicago nine, was batted all over the field, six runs being earned off of his pitching...
Latham's fine fielding at second was one of the features of the game; a most brilliant fly catch marking his play. Tyng, as usual, sustained his reputation at the bat. Nunn and Alger played well for the Beacons in the field; while Moore carried off the honors at the bat. The element of the "unwashed" predominated so largely among the audience, and made itself so decidedly objectionable, that the officers of the Base-Ball Club have decided to rope the field in and have police-men in attendance at the game to-morrow. Below is the score...