Word: bentley
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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THEN the contests began. Yale and Harvard met upon the base-ball field, and the assembled youth looked upon two amateur games such as they will not be likely soon to see again. We do not propose to describe Avery's tremendous pitching, or Bentley's beautiful catching, or Harvard's splendid fielding. The papers have told all that, and it has no immediate interest for us. Suffice it to say that many of the spectators received the impression that her catcher and pitcher won the two games for Yale, and that, with the exception of those positions, the Magenta...
BASE-BALL matters are lively at Yale. The Nine for the coming season will be, Bentley, c.; Avery, p.; Scudder, 1st b.; Maxwell, 2d b.; Nevin, 3d b.; Osborne, s. s.; Foster, l.; Smith, b.; Hotchkiss, r.; and Bigelow, first substitute...
...side of this blind throwing, Hooper's accurate pitching, requiring judgment and strategy as well as muscle, made a flattering contrast. The fielding of Yale, as we said above, was extremely loose. Wright should be credited with a fine catch in left field, however, and all agreed that Bentley's catching behind the bat was as good as anything in the game. We rather disliked the way Yale broke through the old custom of returning cheers after the match...
Tyler, 3 b. 3 4 1 Bentley...