Word: fourth
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Fourth Inning. - Hutchison out, Latham to Wright, Parker hit safe; Smith hit to Wright, who stood midway between home and first, and met the runner; the latter slid along the ground, and the umpire decided not out. This caused a tedious and exciting discussion between the rival captains and their assistants; and no other competent person volunteering as an umpire, the game was resumed where it had been left off. Ripley struck out, and Tyng juggled the ball sufficiently to seduce Parker from second, and then fielded him out, making a brilliant double play and withdrawing us from a precarious...
...Fourth Inning. - Yale out in order. Harvard two runs; one earned off a base-hit by Thayer, a stolen base, and a two-baser by Ernst; errors by Smith and Ives...
...much more hopeful frame of mind. We sympathize entirely with the latter, and shall wait until the next game is lost before giving up the hope of winning the series, and the championship. The match with Amherst on Wednesday has strengthened our hopes. Ernst's pitching in the fourth and fifth innings was particularly fine. Howe's catching throughout the game was marred by one error only, and that one gained the other side no advantage. Tyng's return to the field seemed to add new vigor to the Nine. The fielding everywhere was fine. With such a game before...
...Fourth-Mile-Run. - Entries : W. M. Conant, '79, T. H. Simmons, '80, R. Bacon, '80. Simmons and Bacon had a close race the entire distance. When Simmons was within six yards of the finish he turned his head to see how near was his opponent, threw himself out of his stride, and, tripping, was stunned by a fall within eight feet of the line. Bacon thus won the race...
...keep their windows open. We have no high opinion of the man who plays on his piano out of hours with a free use of the loud pedal, and we think no punishment severe enough for one who makes a practice of shouting to a friend in the fourth story...