Word: catchers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yale was quickly retired in the eighth. Olmsted went to the bat for Harvard, and went out on a foul fly to catcher. Nichols made a base hit, and by a series of errors and wild throws by Jones and Smith, reached home, making the score 4 to 2 in favor of Harvard. Baker knocked a long fly, which was captured by Smith. Burt succeeded in reaching third base by several wild throws, but was left there by Crocker, who went out on a fly knocked into the centre fielder's hands...
...Gardner, well fielded by Bean to Burt; Hamlin, a hit to Nichols. For Harvard - Olmsted to first; Crocker to first on balls; Nichols, base hit; all three scored runs; Baker first out on fly to Boyden; Hall made a base hit; Burt got first; Bean out on foul to catcher; Le Moyne, Burt and Hall left on bases by a long hit of Coolidge to Buffum. In this innings the visitors became rattled and their playing for the rest of the game was loose and full of errors...
Eighth innings. - Buffum fly to Olmsted; Boyden fly to Coolidge; Harris out on foul to catcher. The innings of the Harvards was remarkable in that four runs were made without a ball or strike being called on Harris; Olmsted a base hit, and Crocker the same; both brought home by a three baser of Nichols; Baker out short to first; Hall scored run; Burt base hit; Bean out to Boyden, and Le Moyne short to first...
Quite a number of spectators saw the freshman nine defeated by a picked nine from '84 on Holmes field yesterday. The freshmen, however, were minus their regular pitcher and catcher. We wish them the best success this afternoon, and hope their classmates will support them in good numbers...
...Matthewson, the catcher and third base of the Dartmouth nine has been chosen valedictorian of his class...