Word: bester
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...rather tame exhibition. The visiting team was deprived of five of its most valuable men by sickness, but nevertheless pluckily played out the game. Their whole nine showed a good deal of "sand," especially their catcher, and are very much to be praised for it. Our men did not bester themselves much, and made some errors that would not happen in a more closely contested game. Their batting was good, but their coaching and base running was abominable. The features of the game were Fargo's home run, Gallivan's play at short and Fargo's at third...