Word: seconds
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Amherst.- The Class of '78 was a second time successful in carrying off the gymnasium prize...
...HERRICK, '77, came in second in the one-hundred-yard dash at the Intercollegiate contests. The winning time was 10 1/2 seconds, and Mr. Herrick came in three tenths of a second later...
...pretty base hit to centre, and, assisted by good running and hits by Tyng and Tower, got in his run. For Yale, Bigelow struck out; then Clark struck a hot one down by Leeds, who stopped it beautifully, but threw too quickly, and by his excusable error Clark got second. Later a passed ball gave him his run, which proved the first and last of Yale's accomplishments. In the sixth Leeds struck out, but Wright and Latham got their bases on good hits, and scored on bad errors by Clark. Sawyer got first on Clark's error; Thayer...
...eighth Latham got first and second on Clark's wild throw; Sawyer was out on a "tick and a catch"; Thayer hit safe to left, and Latham, aided by his superb running and Brown's poor throw, scored another run. Tyng then swung the black walnut for another safe hit and brought in Thayer. Downer's good base hit over second was of no avail, as he was soon left. Ernst began the ninth inning by a safe hit over second, but was forced out by Leeds's poor hit to Clark. Errors by Downer and Williams gave Latham first...
...such men to be about equal in each succeeding year, an estimate of more or less value can be formed from mere outward success. In comparing Seventy-seven's record of honors with that of Seventy-two and later classes we find: '72, thirteen honors, partly first-class, partly second-class; '73, thirteen honors, first and second class; '74, twelve honors, three highest in Classics, two in Philosophy; '75, twelve honors, four highest in Classics, one in Philosophy; '76, twelve honors, one highest in Philosophy, one in Physics; '77, sixteen honors, three highest in Mathematics, one in Philosophy. It will...