Word: cobb
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...effects of grinding for the final examinations were very evident in Saturday's game with the Goodyears. There absolotely no life in the play and the fielding was very loose though Hovey's and Hallowell's errors were almost excusable. Wiggin and Cobb put more vim into their work than the rest of the team combined. Wiggin was very effective, striking out twelve men and allowing but four safe hits. Harvard scored one run in the first by a base on balls and a wild throw by Alphen over second. In the next inning Trafford reached first, being...
...Cobb...
...struck out. In the latter part of the game, too, the fielding was fairly good, and at times brilliant. As usual the base running was execrable, Hallowell and Cook being the only ones of the nine who appeared to know there was such a thing. The coaching to keep Cobb on third on his long hit to left field, was only one of many similar cases The team have shown for some time an indecision about their base-running, and even at times in their fielding, which will be very costly if indulged in during a Yale game...
Earned runs, Boston; Harvard 4. Two-base hit, Tucker. Three-base hits, Kelly, Cobb. Home run, Trafford. Stolen bases, McCarthy, Duffy, Hallowell (2), Cook. Sacrifice hits, Duffy, Hallowell, Hovey, Cook. First base on balls, McCarthy, Quinn, Bennett (2), Frothingham, Highlands (2). Left on bases, Boston 9; Harvard 6. First base on errors, Boston 4; Harvard 1. Struck out, McCarthy, Kelly, Lowe, Stovey (2), Qninn (2), Bennett, Clarkson, Mason, Hovey, Cook. Double plays, Kelly and Tucker. Passed balls, Bennett (2). Wild pitches, Bates (2), Highlands. Time, 1hr. 40 min. Umpires, Messrs. Mullen and Weeden...
...Cobb and Upton, catchers; Highlands and Wiggin (and probably O'Connor of Dartmouth), pitchers; Dickinson, first base; Soule, short stop; Cook, third base - all of Harvard - Stearns of Amherst, second base; Corbett of Harvard, in the field; also Farron and probably Swanton of last year's team...