Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...situation in baseball is clear. On Tuesday the University team's game against Yale was in every way the equal of its best performance of the season. Although past experience with Yale has taught Harvard that "he who laughs last, laughs best", the ability of the University team to hit consistently, and its mastery of the fine points of baseball give grounds for the hope that this year a third game will not be necessary...
...second, fifth, sixth and seventh. Princeton started a rally in the ninth when Sterrett, the first man up, knocked a home run and the next two men singled. The Yale team steadied down, however, and there was no further scoring. Hartwell pitched a good game for Yale, and, although hit freely at intervals, was invincible at the critical moments...
Clifford was put in to bat for Desha and came up to the mark with a perfect sacrifice. Potter succumbed to Imlay's fast shoots. Then McLaughlin hit an easy one to Aldendifer, who had been fielding his position faultlessly, but in his anxiety to make a fast play, the later fumbled the ball, allowing McLaughlin to reach first easily. Meanwhile Babson had rounded third and was racing for the plate. Aldendifer's throw was too far to the left of the rubber to allow Cozens to catch the runner and Harvard had the tieing...
Sexton pitched a very good game throughout, not only getting 11 strikeouts, but pulling the team out of bad holes by striking out the batter with a man on third; he also got two good hits, one of which came at an opportune time. The College nine had several chances to score, but was unable to either because of close decisions or inability to hit safely. The best chance came in the ninth inning. Howe, the first man up, reached first on Cook's error. Bolton sacrificed, being out on a close play. Chase advanced Howe to third...
Earned runs--Dartmouth 1914, 1. Left on bases--Harvard Second, 10; Dartmouth 1914, 7. Two-base hit--Willard. Three-base hit--Blackall. Sacrifice hits--Bolton, Chase 2, Winston. Stolen bases Clifford, Sexton, Hogsett 3, Niles, Sullivan, Loudon. Bases on balls--Off Sexton, 2. Struck out--By Sexton, 11; by Hallet, 15. Hit by pitched ball--Sullivan. Passed balls--Hogsett 2. Umpire--Peterson. Time...