Word: safely
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Walker made a scratch hit. Stagg struck out. McConkey hit to Gallivan, who threw to Campbell on second, but Walker knocked the ball out of his hand and was declared safe. In attempting to catch Walker napping on second, Bates threw wildly and Walker and McConkey were each advanced a base. Then Bates threw to Campbell to catch McConkey off second, Campbell muffed the ball, and Walker scored. Calhoun hit to second, was thrown out at first, and Willard in trying to cut off McConkey on third threw the ball about a foot over Quackenboss' head and McConkey scored. Noyes...
Eighth Inning.- Howland hit to Stewart and was thrown out at first. Bates hit a grounder to McBride. Campbell made a safe hit to right field. Dann had a passed ball and Campbell went to second. Quackenboss hit to McConkey and went out at first...
...present and did its best to help along Pennsylvania, cheering all the errors of the Harvards. The decisions of the umpire, a member of the University, were not wholly in favor of Harvard. On three occasions Harvard put men out at the plate, but the umpire declared them safe. Bates pitched a very good game under the circumstances. Henshaw's work behind the bat was grand, while Boyden did well at the bat. The work of the home team was fairly steady, but they were unable to bat Bates at critical points. The score...
...more. Dr. Sargent tells me that there are 400 students actually in training, more or less, for various athletic teams, and, perhaps, nothing shows the general average improvement more than the fact that last year there were 250 men stronger than the strongest man in 1880. It is safe to say that any alumnus of over eight years' standing, by going to Holmes and Jarvis fields of a pleasant afternoon will see an amount of general exercise many times greater and more diversified than in his college days...
...excited, and are peculiarly exposed to the temptations of a great city. The influence is mischievous and distinctly unfavorable to regular work. The desire for victory is so strong that professional methods creep in, and disputes and charges of trickery constantly occur. Rowing, baseball, cricket, and lacrosse are reasonably safe, but football is extremely dangerous, while sparring is in many cases an exhibition of brute force, rather than a contest of skill. The main work of a student is to get an education, and athletics should be no more important before graduation than afterwards. No good comes from intercollegiate contests...