Word: overthrowing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fifth inning opened with Blackinton at the bat. He got his base on balls, Wallace flied out to Edgerly, and Campbell struck out. An overthrow to first was made in attempting to field out Eastman, and Blackinton scored. Another run came in on a wild throw by Nichols. Tuck made a base hit to right field. In running for it, Henshaw fell and hurt his knee. His place was taken by Choate. Perry was fielded out at first. In this inning Harvard scored two more runs on errors Nichols made a hit, but was left at third. Williams was again...
...jury. Several wholly disagreed with the main plan of a trial by students, holding that college opinion would not support such a system. These latter maintained that the conference committee was unsuited by its very nature to exercise such power, and that the change would involve its overthrow. No decision was reached upon the resolution, the debate being continued until the next meeting. A further topic for discussion was announced, - organized work for students during the long summer vacation...
...this I reply, first, that in considering a university's system of education, the assignments of scholarships is an entirely incidental matter, and should therefore be subordinated to the general policy. If the system proposed serves the purposes of the university, that is sufficient to maintain it, and to overthrow other objections. And, as a matter of fact, the few highest scholars will get their deserts anyway; and the doubt only rests with the remaining applicants for scholarships. Here, indeed, decision will be difficult, but it will be rendered on a just basis, and will therefore be more satisfactory than...
...leaving two men on bases. For Harvard, Nichols made a base hit, but was forced out at second by Coolidge, who stole second. Baker fouled out to W. Moffat. While Phillips was at the bat Coolidge tried to steal third base, and Harlan, trying to catch him, made an overthrow and gave Harvard the winning...
...American Association will be whether it is best to allow an unrestrained freedom of movement in the pitchers delivery-admitting of either a pitched, a tossed, a jerked or an overthrown ball to the bat-or to still further limit the delivery so as to prevent the direct overthrow. There is one evil in connection with the rule of an unrestricted delivery of the ball which requires careful consideration so as to put a stop to it, and that is the effort to intimidate the batsman by willfully throwing the ball at him, or so close...