Word: scratches
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...noted some time since that Hare and Hound runs have taken place here in the past and that the custom would be continued this fall. Hitherto, the scratch races have been one of the features of the fall term. Two years ago they occurred on the seventeenth of October. Last year they were delayed on account of the anniversary celebration. Such things as baseball games have been known to be during October, but never until this year of grace has such absolute stagnation been seen in athletic matters. Besides the eleven, which we believe is working hard, although...
...said that the cups have not yet been given to those who were in the winning '90 boat in last year's scratch races...
...Stamford Bridge athletic games held in London on Saturday, E. D. Lange of Columbia started from scratch in a handicap mile-walk. After catching up with his opponents he slowed down in consequence of the heavy ground and finished fourth...
...fact, most of their hits were of the genus known as "scratch." Eighty-nine played a sharp fielding game and batted hard at opportune times, white Eighty-seven's hits were scattered. Litchfield pitched for '87 for six innings, when Powers was put into the box. Manly's hands gave out in the seventh inning, but he pluckily held out till the end. Litchfield caught well for '89; his batting also was one of the features of the game...
Eighty-eight went last to bat. In the third, Austin got a run on a scratch and a wild throw of Slade's. In the fourth. Foss got another on a hit, an error and a sacrifice. Beals scored again in the sixth on an error, two steals and a wild pitch. Carpenter's timely hit and a base on balls brought in three runs in the seventh, and clean hitting sent in two earned runs in the eighth. Ninety tied the score in the fifth on a fumble, a hit and a wild pitch, and a fumble of Austin...