Word: errors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...stated in the Times of this morning that Mrs. Pierrepont had given $125,000 to Yale University for the erection of a memorial building in memory of our son, who died in Rome three years ago. There is no foundation for the statement, and will you promptly correct the error, in justice to the unknown donor, and relieve us from the unpleasantness of being credited with a great honor to which we have not the smallest right. EDWARDS PIERREPONT...
...seventh inning, the score was a tie and, at the end of the eighth, it stood 8 to 7 in favor of Yale. In the first of the ninth Corning tied the score again, making a run on an error by Hedges, and a base hit by Cummings. Yale then came to the bat for the last time, feeling very confident of victory. McClintock took his base on balls, stole second, took third on player's choice, came home on Parker's base hit, and the game was lost. Crosby played very well for Harvard: Huntington did the best word...
...single. Chase made a two-bagger, which was quickly fielded by Linn to Willard, who threw Farren out at third. The other two men were put out by Willard and Boyden. In the second, Rogers scored on a hit, a wild pitch, an attempted put out and Henhaw's error. Carleton reached first on Bates' muff, got to second on Henshaw's wild throw and stole home. Sherman scored on a single, a steal, a put out and Willard's wild throw to the plate. Melrose made four more in the third by a base on balls, two singles...
...curriculum of that university. Men with these placards fastened to the ends of long poles paraded the grounds, ringing bells and acting about as childishly as boys in their kindergartens might be expected to do. During the game the spectators applauded and yelled with delight at every error Harvard made. As for the umpire, that individual so far lost his head when the score was tied in the eighth inning as to toss his hat high in the air, and did not recover his equanimity until one of the spectators, more impartially disposed than the rest, reminded...
...been proposed to keep an error column in cricket. It would undoubtedly have a tendency to brace up the fielding and show what an important branch of the game...