Word: strike
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...GAME.The game opened with Harvard at the bat. Beaman his a grounder to Odell and was promptly retired at first. Tilden followed his example, striking to Terry, who fielded to Stewart. When Nichols came to the bat the fielders were directed to come in, but Nichols upset all calculations by lifting the ball over centre fielders head for three bases, only to be left on base, however. for Allen went out on a long fly to left field. Terry opened the game for Yale by striking out. Bremner was put out at first by Willard, assisted by Allen, and Merrill...
...three order, knocking flies respec tively to short stop, left fielder and third base. It was in this inning that Brown gained her solitary score through Rhett, who knocked a high fly to centre field, which Jones muffed. Wadsworth and Cooper then struck out, the latter's third strike being muffed by Allen, which gave Rhett second base. Chase then put in a timely base hit which brought in Rhett...
...sort of sovereign, the kind endearment of an amiable woman, who has no wish but to make you happy, then marriage is truly the condition in which true felicity is to be found." This is orthodox enough, but Boswell goes on to add frankly, "I think we may strike a good medium." Just what this means, he proceeds to show by a practical illustration. He has just seduced a married woman, and he tells his friend about her. "In the meantime, my friend," he goes on, "I am happy enough to have a dear infidel; but don't think...
...Harvard eleven that the team could not be allowed to take part in any further inter-collegiate match games until substantial changes in the rules had been made. According to the rules then existing, a player could back, throttle, butt, trip up, tackle below the hips. or strike an opponent with closed fist three times before he was sent from the field...
...said that at the next meeting of the National Base Ball Association a proposition will probably be urged to oblige the batter to strike at any ball that comes over the plate, thus making no distinction between a high and low ball. Some very prominent base ball men are in favor of making this rule...