Word: contestant
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...next made their appearance. Georgetown was the first, and with Mahan in the box the University had an easy time of it, winning, 6 to 0, after getting a three-run start in the first inning. The tie game on the spring trip was wiped out in the following contest, for Whitney pitched shut-out ball against Virginia, while the men behind him brought in five runs with the aid of as many hits and Rixey's loss of control...
...recent years the committee has made few important changes, but from time to time have added features designed to insure greater safety from injuries and to lay more stress on football as a game of skill, speed, and efficiency rather than as a contest of brute strength...
Yale and Princeton were the only important college nines that the rain failed to keep apart, the Tigers coming out on the long end of a 7 to 5 contest. The Elis started with a rush, piling up five runs in the first four innings and driving Thompson, the Orange and Black twirler, to the bench. Link pitched next and held Yale run-less, while his teammates proceeded to gather hits off Garfield, Walsh, and Watrous, who in turn occupied the pitcher's box for the Elis. The Tigers clinched the game in the sixth and seventh rounds, scoring three...
...series now stands with a victory for each team. The deciding contest will be played on Wednesday...
Captain Stafford's hitting, combined with his speed on the bases, is liable to make him the big stumbling block to the University players in tomorrow's contest. He leads all of the college run-getters with a total of 27, while his record of 22 stolen bases gives him the right to be considered the fastest base-runner in college baseball. His work around first base has proved no less notable, for he has made but five errors out of 83 chances...