Word: drives
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Murray, who pitched for Holy Cross, was hit freely and owes the victory to the support given him by his team-mates. Cawley, at third base, played a particularly brilliant game, accepting eight hard chances without a slip. His stop of Ayres's drive in the second inning was especially commendable. Murphy was by far the best catcher who has been on Soldiers Field this year. He allowed only one stolen base, although many attempts were made...
...other crews took advantage of the ideal weather, indulging in long easy paddles. Coach Wray accompanied the University eight, and laid emphasis in his coaching on getting a firmer catch and drive, with the result that on its return to the boat-house, the crew showed marked improvement...
...batter for Harvard singled to left and went to second when Higinbotham muffed the ball. He reached third on a passed ball by Lewis, scoring on Wingate's single between short-stop and third base. Wingate went to second on Clark's sacrifice and scored when Ayres's hard drive went through Brown's legs. Gannett flied to Brown. Hardwick then hit a home run over Higinbotham's head in left field scoring Ayres ahead of him. Tomes singled, and went to third when Gillette muffed Young's fly to right. Felton was out, Cutler to Prindle, retiring the side...
...fifth inning, Clark singled and reached second on Ayres's out at first. He went to their on Gannett's single, scoring when Hardwick knocked another hard drive to left field...
...lecturing, bad prescribed reading, and that abomination the "section-man" (!), he has at least one real suggestion-something not very distantly akin to the Oxford tutorial system. Even if treasures shine from the end of the road of scholarship equal to those which beckon men to athletics (to drive home the brilliance of the metaphor), it is extremely doubtful whether many worthy undergraduates will alter their extra-curriculum activities. It seems as if the undergraduate must be brought to know the pleasure of study itself, the actual exhilaration of intellectual "from." the sense of strength to be got from sound...