Word: batting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...indebted to the decisions of the umpire. The first poor decision was in the third inning. Ayer struck an evident foul tip which shot far over Nichols' head. The umpire, however, called it a third strike on the ground that the ball struck Ayer's hand instead of the bat. The striker said immediately after that the ball did not come within six inches of his hand. If, however, the ball did strike the batter's hand, he should have been declared out for obstructing the catcher. (See Spaulding's Base-Ball Guide for 1880, p. 113). This decision gave...
About two hundred people assembled at the grounds of the Longwood Cricket Club yesterday, to witness the second game with the Harvards. The Longwoods went first to the bat, and by means of the heavy batting of Wright, succeeded in securing 102 runs before giving place to the Harvards. The Cambridge team, however, made fifty-nine runs on five wickets, the game thereby resulting in a draw. Had time permitted the continuance of the game, a victory would probably have been won by the crimson. A feature of the game was the striking of Clark (thirty-seven runs...
...additional argument was needed to show the disastrous effect of the anti-professional rule on our athletics, a decisive one has been given in the loss of both the Yale game and the Amherst game through Harvard's weakness at the bat. Our play in the field in both these games was all that could have been wished for; but it is folly to expect the nine to win games without being able to bat, and it is equal folly to expect a nine to be able to bat without any practice. Our nine enters the championship contest this year...
...nine played the second championship game at Amherst yesterday, and again met with defeat. The game opened with Harvard at the bat. Baker reached first base on called balls, but was caught napping and was thrown out by Harris. Nichols made a hit but was thrown out at second. Smith went out on a fly to Hamlin. Amherst scored two runs in the first inning on hits by Taylor, Hunt and Hamlin, and errors of E. H. Nichols and Allen. Allen made a hit on the second inning, but was left on second. In the second inning Amherst retired...
Souther, centre field and change catcher, entered college last year. He is an excellent catcher and strong at the bat...