Word: hotly
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...fourth inning gave Wright a base hit, but no runs were made. Morgan in this inning got the first base hit for Yale by batting a pretty one to left. But Bigelow soon after struck a hot liner to Sawyer, who caught and quickly fielded it to first, catching Morgan and getting a beautiful double play...
Thayer opened the fifth inning by a pretty base hit to centre, and, assisted by good running and hits by Tyng and Tower, got in his run. For Yale, Bigelow struck out; then Clark struck a hot one down by Leeds, who stopped it beautifully, but threw too quickly, and by his excusable error Clark got second. Later a passed ball gave him his run, which proved the first and last of Yale's accomplishments. In the sixth Leeds struck out, but Wright and Latham got their bases on good hits, and scored on bad errors by Clark. Sawyer...
...Tyng's pretty throw, but he is left as Clark retires on a short grounder to Leeds. During this and the following inning we again show our inability to hit Carter. In the sixth Yale also quickly retires. In the seventh Carter hits safe to right. Brown puts a hot one through Leeds on which Carter tries to get home, but he is cut off by Sawyer's throw to Tyng. Morgan and Bigelow go out, leaving Brown and Wheaton. Leeds gets first on a doubtful fly between second and centre, but he is soon caught napping by Carter...
...after a quarter of an hour's parley our Captain agreed, for the sake of continuing the game, to send Fessenden back to second, and count one run only. Play was then resumed. Nothing more worthy of notice occurred, except in the last inning Duncklee caught a hot ball, for which he was obliged to run nearly to second; his catch was much applauded...
...shoulder, and wants me to go to walk. I give a grunt which I think ought to be a sufficient hint that he is not wanted; but, entirely unabashed, he gives me a lecture on the subject of exercise, saying that there is nothing like a fast walk in hot weather to take off a man's extra flesh. As if I had any flesh that wanted taking...