Word: bucked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scant margin of two runs to one. It was a pitching battle all the way between Herrmann and Clement, both men holding their opponents to six singles. Clark played a brilliant game for the Crimson by making several spectacular catches that deprived the Purple of apparently sure runs. Buck was the individual star for the visitors, cutting short the University's one opportunity to tie the score in the last of the seventh by scooping up a hard-hit liner by Gordon just before the ball touched the ground...
...visitors began with a rush. Buck, the first batter on the Purple batting-order, reached first when Hammond failed to handle a weak liner over second quickly enough. After stealing second, however, the runner waited while O'Brien and Richmond were retired, the former flying out to Gordon, the latter to Larrabee. A minute later, Fisher knocked a slow grounder to Buell, beating out the throw and bringing in the first Williams run. A play from Hammond to Owen brought the inning to a close immediately afterwards...
...Williams team has made its head-quarters at the Hotel Lenox, and its members spent yesterday at the theatre. This morning the squad will motor to Soldiers Field to hold a light work-out. HARVARD WILLIAMS Clark, c.f. c.f., Buck Gordon, l.f. 3b., O'Brien Buell, 3b. 1b., Richmond Owen, 1b. r.f., Fisher Hill, s.s. l.f., Monjo Hammond, 2b. 2b., Hoyt Burgess, r.f. s.s., Mallon Larrabee, c. c., Coe Herrmann, p. p., Clement...
Clement of the visitors will probably begin in the box against the University, with a record of one defeat out of four starts, having lost the second Pennsylvania game through poor support. HARVARD WILLIAMS Clark, c.f. c.f., Buck Gordon, l.f. 3b., O'Brien Buell, 3b. 1b., Richmond Owen, 1b. r.f., Fisher Hill, s.s. l.f., Monjo Hammond, 2b. 2b., Hoyt Burgess, r.f. s.s., Mallon Larrabee, c. c., Coe Spalding, Herrmann, p. p., Clement...
...head and pointing to his neighbor. The last man in line with some consternation raises his eyes in significant reverence to an economic law. New committees set out on the quest every day with no success. In vulgar circles this game goes by the name of "passing the buck...