Word: steals
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...balls and stole second. Howland reached first on a base on balls. With three men on bases, Boyden and Bates both struck out. Princeton opened the second half by Ames' and Mercur's strikes-out. Wagenhurst made a scratch hit, but was put out at second on an attempted steal...
...umpire, third on a sacrifice and reached home on a wild pitch. Campbell reached first on an attempted put-out at home, stole second and came home on King's wild pitch. Durell opened the sixth for Princeton by a clean hit to centre, took second on a steal, and scored on a hit by W. Price, making the only earned run of the game. L. Price went to first on base on balls, stole second, went to third on W. Price's hit and was left by Dana and King striking out. Score: Harvard, 7; Princeton...
Knowlton opened the seventh inning by a base on balls, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch by King and scored on Willard's hit to left. Willard was put out in an attempt to steal second and Henshaw fouled out to Ames. For Princeton, Watt's made a hit, stole second but was left there by the weak batting of the next three...
...long, high fly to left, which was captured after a long run by Watts. This was by far the prettiest play of the day and was well applauded by the Harvard nine. Quackenboss followed by a grounder to second, which was fumbled. He reached second on a pretty steal, took third on Knowlton's sacrifice and scored on Willard's two-base hit to centre. Willard was left at centre by Henshaw's easy grounder to Wagenhurst. With two men out in the ninth, Mercur made a hit to right. but was left by Wagenhurst's high fly to Campbell...
...desire to call the attention of the managers of the nine to the inadequate police arrangements at Jarvis at every ball game. The inordinate longing of the average mucker to "steal in" never ceases, and he is eager to put his skill in this line into operation at every opportunity. The result is that a score or so of the Cambridge youth gain access to the grounds every afternoon that the nine plays. A little more care ought to be exercised until the nine gets on Holmes. A couple more policemen would obviate the difficulty, and the cost would...