Word: luck
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard had hard luck. The men hit the ball hard and often, only two men striking out but their hits went to the wrong places, and the wind held back their long flies, and although they made ten hits, yet only in the first could they get more than one hit in an inning...
...second inning the programme for Yale was exceedingly simple. Case struck out, and Bliss, with his usual good luck, got to third on a base on balls and two wild throws in succession by Highlands. But Carter and Norton both struck out, and Bliss was left at third...
...second for Harvard was another like the first. Trafford opened the inning with a long fly to Beall. Corbett had hard luck, and fouled out to Jackson. With two out, Highlands, Mason and Hallowell were given bases on balls. Frothingham followed with a pretty single, bringing in two of the three men. Hallowell was declared out, although Carter dropped the ball in the accident already referred to. This ended the inning with Frothingham at second...
...easily taken in by Mason. Bowers and Case were unable to comprehend Highlands' style, and struck out. For Harvard, Trafford went out on a grounder, Murphy to Jackson. Corbett struck out, and then Highlands lined out a corking single by Norton to centre field. Mason, however, had bad luck, and went out on a fly to Bliss...
...this last moment we must not forget the crew. It has had hard luck, very hard luck, but it has stuck to its work manfully, and the men have spared themselves nothing to repeat the great victory of last year. May success attend them...