Word: inning
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...College nine defeated the Vesper Country Club at Lowell Saturday in a close and exciting game, by a score of 8 to 6. The College nine played well in all but the third inning...
...Galbraith pitched for three innings, when he was succeeded by Sears, who struck out six men and allowed but one hit. Vesper made five runs in the third inning on four hits and three errors. They thus secured a lead which they held until in the eighth, with the score 6 to 5, the College nine made three runs. A. Galbraith made a hit, stole second and came in on Slade's three-base hit. Slade scored on a short...
...Harvard team defeated the St. Paul's School eleven Saturday afternoon in a close two inning match. The score at the end of the first inning stood 60 to 53 in favor of St. Paul's, but the latter was retired in the second inning for the small score of forty runs. By hard steady hitting Harvard finally pulled out, making a total of 110 runs and six wickets to spare...
...performance of the 'Varsity nine on Saturday was at best discreditable and one for which little if any excuse can be offered. The team it is true is a green one, and its demoralization in the first inning was no doubt due in measure to Fitz's unexpected weakness. During the remainder of the contest, however, while a good up-hill fight was preserved in a number of innings, the errors which contributed so largely to Princeton's final score were of a nature which renders defeat on a rival's grounds especially galling, all the more so because...
...first inning the game was won for Princeton, as Fitz displayed characteristic lack of control and effectiveness and allowed Princeton to drive the ball for six runs. In the innings following he steadied down very perceptibly and then when a stiff up-hill game presented the only opportunity for winning, the whole nine went to pieces and made error after error, allowing Princeton to increase their lead beyond hope of being headed. Such a re-action in fielding came as a keen disappointment to every one who has followed the work of the nine this season. It certainly seems...