Word: smith
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...neither Sumner nor Reach, the specified umpires, was present. Harvard took the bat, and in the first three innings retired in striking order; Winsor alone reaching first on a hot liner to left field which Brown failed to hold, and in attempting to reach third was fielded out by Smith. Parker hit for a base, but was beautifully fielded out by Tyng to Latham. Smith took his base on balls, but fell an easy victim to Tyng and Latham. In the second and third innings Yale retired in order. Latham was left on second after making a base...
Fourth Inning. - Hutchison out, Latham to Wright, Parker hit safe; Smith hit to Wright, who stood midway between home and first, and met the runner; the latter slid along the ground, and the umpire decided not out. This caused a tedious and exciting discussion between the rival captains and their assistants; and no other competent person volunteering as an umpire, the game was resumed where it had been left off. Ripley struck out, and Tyng juggled the ball sufficiently to seduce Parker from second, and then fielded him out, making a brilliant double play and withdrawing us from a precarious...
Fifth Inning. - Holden fouled to Smith; Wright made a base-hit; Winsor sacrificed; Howe brought in Wright with a clean hit; Hutchison gave Nunn a life on a poor throw to Downer, Howe scoring on Downer's poor throw home; Thayer made a base-hit, bringing in Nunn and going out on second himself...
Base-hits by Smith and Downer and an error by Latham gave Yale...
...pick up and forced Nunn out on home; Ernst made a base-hit, Thayer scoring; Holden hit hard to centre, caught by Brown, and Tyng was put out napping between bases, when he should have scored on the fly. Base-hits by Hutchison and Parker, and a sacrifice by Smith, earned Yale a run; an unfortunate slip gave Winsor an error, by allowing Parker to reach second on a single...