Word: third
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...third and deciding game between last year's Freshman Nines of Yale and Harvard was played June 23 at Hartford, and resulted in a victory for Harvard. Score...
...fifth time this season. Harvard had her usual luck, and went to the bat, only to retire in one, two, three order. George Wright and O'Rourke led off for the other side with base hits, but the Bostons failed to score, George Wright being caught napping at third, and prettily thrown out by Thatcher, who purposely muffed the ball at the third strike. In the second inning, Harvard again failed to score, but had two men left on bases. Schafer scored for the Bostons, the next three men retiring at first. Score, 1 to 0 in favor...
...University Nine met the Live Oaks last Wednesday on the Boston grounds for the fourth time this season, and were defeated by them for the third time. The game was one of considerable interest, for both Nines did well at the bat and in the field. The Live Oaks made fourteen base-hits from Ernst's pitching, while our men struck out five times. Leeds, as usual, distinguished himself in batting...
...first three innings no runs were made, Harvard showing her usual inability to get on to the pitcher until the men came to their second turn at the bat. In the fourth innings, however, after two men were out and a chance was given for the third, Harvard piled up four runs on three base hits by Ernst, Wright, and Latham. From this point on the only interest in the game was to see if Amherst would be whitewashed every inning; and this, from the weak way in which she was batting, seemed not at all improbable. The nearest approach...
...Amherst side sharp fielding and accurate throwing were done by Lute at third base. For the Harvards, excellent playing was shown by Sawyer, Thatcher, Leeds, and Wright...