Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Saturday in the first game of the series between the two colleges. In spite of the one-sided score the game was hotly contested throughout, and the excitement lasted until the end. Harvard put up a much better game than had been expected, fielding well and making only one hit less than Princeton. None of their four errors were inexcusable and they had little effect upon the result of the game. Where the team was weak was in their inability to bunch their hits when they would have counted for runs. It was here that Princeton won the game...
...flied out to Easton. Princeton succeeded in making one run. Payne was given a base on balls, and started to steal second. Scannell threw wild and Payne kept on to third, and crossed the on Stevenson's overthrow after he had put out Ward who had hit to Whittemore...
...fine chance to score. Whittemore for the second time was given a base on balls and stole second. Hayes sacrificed and advanced him to third. Scannell reached first on an error by Otto and stole second, but with two men on bases Wrenn struck out and Burgess hit a sharp grounder which Ward handled successfully...
Princeton went out in order till the fifth when Wilson opened the inning with a line hit which Rand fumbled, allowing Wilson to make second. Gunster was hit by a pitched ball and Brooks bunted safely. Easton and Payne followed with hits, but Brooks was put out as he over ran second. Ward singled and Bradley sacrificed and both Trenchard and Otto made two baggers. Wilson struck out, but six runs had already been scored. For Harvard Whittemore hit for two bases but was left on second...
...sixth with one out Burgess made a hit, stole second and took third on a passed ball. Adams, however, knocked a liner to Brooks and Burgess was fielded out as he tried to score on the hit...