Word: gloved
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...result of shaky fielding by the University. Spillane, second man up for Vermont in the eighth, reached first on the fielder's choice that retired Tryon, who had been hit by a pitched ball, at second. Then Brock slammed a hard liner at Russell; it bounced off his glove, and as the Crimson pitcher was trying to recover himself for the throw, he slipped and fell. Spiliane and Brock executed a pretty double steal, and Conlin walked, filling the bases. Spiliane easily scored on Newton's sacrifice fly to Hallock. The latter's throw slipped past Murphy, but was scooped...
...base, a Crimson player overthrew second, but Crocker's fast fielding and beautiful throw to third cut off Stone and ended the rally. The University gained its last two runs in the fifth, Conlon walked, got to second when the ball trickled out of shortstop's glove on a throw from catcher, and crossed the plate as Thayer's hard grounder skimmed the grass along the first base line for a triple...
That the boys naturally take to the sport is evidenced by the fact that last year three Freshmen, who had never had a glove on before they took it up at Harvard, won the University championships...