Word: leading
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...playing an almost errorless game. For six innings both teams went out in one, two, three order, the work of the batteries being extremely effective. After that, the Volunteers, by timely hits and by an error of the second baseman of the Crimsons, scored the winning runs, as their lead was too great to be overcome. The Crimsons pluckily tried to win, however, in the face of these obstacles, and but for a pretty double play of the Volunteers. Dexter to Talbot. would have retired the victors. As it was, they were beaten by only one run, the score being...
...team played wholly without life. Once and once only did they show any spirit at all and that was in the fourth inning. Having obtained a lead of four runs they seemed to think that was all that was necessary...
...Pittsburgs played their first game in the amateur series yesterday morning, and were defeated by the Crimsons by a score of 21 to 5. Owing to the large number of runs made by the Crimson's heavy batters, and seeing that each inning only increased their opponents lead, the Pittsburgs asked to have the game called at the end of the sixth inning. The feature of the game was the strong batting of the Crimsons, W. Faulkner, Bancroft and R. Faulkner excelling in this respect. The score by innings...
...word more. The cheering must be better than it has been of late, slower, steadier, and more united. Let those who lead the cheering bear in mind that the Harvard cry consists of three times three 'rahs, with a short pause after every third 'rah, while in the Yale cheer the 'rahs occur in quick succession. And now '90, do your best hit the ball hard and doubtless to-night will be one of great rejoicing in Cambridge...
...Sturgis, '90, S. G. Wells, L. S., R. R. Endicott, '90, A. S. Hardy, '87. Wells won comfortably in the fast time of 51 1-2 seconds. G. P. Cogswell, '88, and F. B. Dana, '88, were the only starters in the half-mile run. Cogswell took the lead and lead to the end. He ran in remarkable form, and came within 1-5 of a second of the record for the distance, his time being 2 minutes 25 seconds...