Word: safe
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second inning. A grounder to Lanigan by Templeton resulted in a put-out at second and would have been a double if the bag had been covered sooner. Templeton was successful in stealing second as the throw was bad. Lambie then struck out, but Shons was safe on Simons's low throw to Brown. This placed Templeton on third and a double steal was immediately attempted. Currier threw to Simons to catch Shons. Simons ran him towards first and then threw to Brown, who returned the ball to Crocker. Templeton saw his opportunity and dashed for home. Crocker's throw...
...third in the seventh inning on a hit to right field, an out, and a stolen base after Currier's catch of a difficult foul fly over by the first base fence. Currier made a wonderfully accurate throw to Lanigan after the catch, but the umpire called the runner safe on a close decision. The next man retired the side by giving Currier another chance on a foul...
...each time got to first, but not until the sixth inning was another run produced. In that inning Staff hit to left and was advanced by Regnier's sacrifice that was fielded to second too late. Lanigan then missed a pick-up off Orcutt and all three runners were safe. The next man was retired on a fly to Harvey and then Giles hit to Hartford. Hartford fielded the ball to Currier and caught Staff at the plate. Currier made a rash attempt to catch Giles at first for a double play, but the latter was safe. In the meanwhile...
...first heat was somewhat similar, as Rand was behind Robbins of Yale for the first part of the race. Talcott of Cornell won the heat with Rand second. The finals found all four men in their best form. Hartranft led at first, but was passed by Howe a safe distance from the end. Rand beat out Talcott for third place...
...that detracted nothing from the interest in the event. Harvard, Princeton, and Pennsylvania had two men each in the final heat. Foster and Dawbarn ran side by side until fifty yards from the end, when the former drew away and won by several yards. Minds was third by a safe margin, and at the tape Watson beat out Gamble and Newell for fourth...