Word: batting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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HARVARD WINS A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FROM PRINCETON.An enthusiastic audience of about 1,000 people assembled on Jarvis field yesterday to see the longest and surely one of the prettiest college games ever played. The game opened soon after four o'clock with Princeton at the bat. They were put out quickly, in one, two, three order. For Harvard, Phillips took lirst base on balls, after two men were out, and scored on Edward's muff of Harlan's throw. LeMoyne reached first base on balls; Moffat tried to catch him playing off, but first baseman muffed the ball, giving...
Twelfth inning. Reynolds, the first man at the bat for Princeton, made a base hit, and took second on Allen's only passed ball, but by sharp playing he was prevented from going any farther, and the next three men went out. For Harvard, after one man was out, Tilden made a base hit, took second on a passed ball, and third on a wild pitch. Allen flied out to Reynolds; Smith got his base on balls and stole second, but Winslow struck out leaving them both on bases...
...Souther, LeMoyne took first base on balls and second on Tilden's hit, but was forced out at third by Allen's hit to Hopkins. Tilden, who had stolen second by this play, went to third on Smith's base hit, Allen going to second. Winslow came to the bat and hit a hot ball to Brigham, who caught it, finishing the inning and leaving three men on bases...
...muff of a pop fly, second on a passed ball, stole third and came in on a wild pitch. The next two men went out. Smith took first base on balls and second on Winslow's base hit. Nichols struck out, but before the next man came to the bat time had to be called for about a quarter of an hour, as the rain began to come down in torrents. Umbrellas went up by hundreds and the players ran to places of shelter while the miserable scorers who had no other protection, crawled under the table...
Yale played a pretty game in the field, Brigham, Terry and Souther, excelling, but they utterly failed to bat either Nichols or Winslow...