Word: sixth
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Yale freshmen did not score until the sixth inning, when Murchie hit to the running track for a home run. Though they braced in the last two innings, Harvard's lead was too great to overcome. Both Babson and Smith showed ability in pulling out of difficult holes, each retiring the side without a score when the bases were full with...
...neat double play spoiled Princeton's chances in the fifth. Pitman, who was passed, started for second when White hit a fast liner to Simons. The latter caught it close to the ground and threw to first. Harvard's other run came in the sixth with two out, when Dana hit to Reed, who threw far over Warwick's head into the bleachers. There should have been another run in the eighth. Currier singled, and was advanced a base on Aronson's sacrifice. The latter was safe on the first baseman's poor throw to Dillon, who covered the base...
...while the Harvard runners, trained to perfection by Coaches Donovan and Quinn, showed up even better than in practice and won every point for which they had a chance with the exception of the 220-yard hurdles. In this event Dupont, the only Harvard man running, tripped at the sixth hurdle and was unable to recover himself until the three Yale runners were beyond reach. In the 440-yard run the record of 52 seconds, made by Merrihew in his Freshman year, was broken by Ranney by 1-5 of a second. The feature of the meet, however...
...Freshmen was shown in the distance runs, in which they won all three places. In the two-mile run Kaynor of Yale, after putting up a determined fight for a place; was unable to hold the pace against the beating wind and rain, and fell on the sixth lap, leaving four Harvard men to finish the race. The 880-yard run was easily won by Fernald, with Yale men second and third. The time of 2 minutes, 3 4-5 seconds, was good against the wind...
Twice after that Brown had a man on base but in neither case came near scoring: Briggs fumbled a grounder in the sixth, allowing Dennie to reach first. The next man sacrificed, but the runner was left on second after two fast plays, an unassisted put-out on first by Briggs and a catch of a liner by Harvey. Hicks struck out the first two men in the next inning and then Nourse singled to right centre. A pop fly to Simons ended the inning. In the eighth Dana made a fine catch of Raymond's long drive to left...