Word: play
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...short-stop's error. Three men on bases and Dean at bat. He made a base hit, the first of the game bringing in Evans and Corning. Linn out on a fly to second and Howland made a long hit to right which put him out but on the play Downer reached home tieing the score. The ball was thrown wildly to the plate and Dean got home, winning the game. A fly put Willard out. Score, Harvard 4, Princeton 3. Young got a hit, Knickerbocker, base on balls, Brokaw also got first on balls. Three men on bases, none...
...winning Saturday Harvard is still in the race for the championship. The nine have shown that they can play a good fielding game and if they can only learn to bat between now and Saturday there is no reason why they should not win. The efficacy of cheering as proved last Saturday, should be borne in mind, and all fair encouragement should be given to the nine. If the nine will do good work they may be assured of the heartiest support...
Next Wednesday the cricket eleven will play a match game with Harverford on Holmes field. As this will be the first opportunity of seeing what sort of work our team is doing, it should prove of sufficient interest to attract a good many spectators. The Haverford eleven have been under the charge of their professional coach, Woodcock, since early in the year. Nevertheless, the chances of Harvard's being victorious are good, especially if the players see that the college takes an interest in their work...
...late hour last night the make up of the university team which will play Princeton today was undecided. The Princeton nine will probably not be changed...
...called balls and stole second; he got third oh Watts scratch hit, and came in on a fearfully wild pitch, Watts going to third meanwhile. Payne also got his base on balls and stole second; he reached third on Osburn's out, but was put out on a double, play Hawley, Willard to Henshaw, in attempting to get home on Dana's easy hit to Hawley. Dean led off with a clean hit to left, stole second and came in on Linn's single. Linn got second on his hit and scored on Willard's single. Howland got his base...