Word: third
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University baseball team won its last game before the Yale series by defeating Holy Cross, on Saturday, in an exciting contest, 4 to 3. After the first inning, in which both teams scored once, the University team gained the lead in the third, but Holy Cross tied the score in the fourth, on Carney's home-run. Harvard again took the lead with a run in its half of the fourth, and Holy Cross brought in another in the fifth. Holy Cross made their last run in the next inning...
...first inning. Shay, the first man up, was hit, reached second on Cashen's sacrifice, and third on Larkin's out, Hicks to Harding. Barry then singled sharply to left, scoring the run, but Mansfield was out, Leonard to Harding. Harvard then proceeded to tie the score by Leonard's brilliant work. After waiting for a base on balls, he ran down to second, starting just as the catcher was throwing the ball to the pitcher. Mansfield's throw to second was too late, as Leonard made a neat slide. McCall then bunted, putting Leonard on third, but getting...
Leonard began the third inning by hitting a slow grounder to Barry. The latter came in fast and made a very swift low throw which bounded into the grandstand. Leonard almost had the ball beaten at first and came home on the play. Holy Cross tied the score in the fourth when, with two out, Carney hit over Aronson's head for a home run. Aronson misjudged the ball, and instead of running back, came in and jumped for it, but missed it by three feet...
...grounder was fumbled by Carney, and as Mansfield got in the base-line, Aronson collided with him so that he dropped the ball. Larkin threw Lanigan's bunt wild, and when Currier bunted. Larkin's throw went past Carney, and Aronson scored, while the other two reached second and third. With nobody out Simons went out on a grounder to second. Harding bunted to pitcher, and Lanigan was out at the plate. Harding stole second, and Currier was almost out between third and home, but reached third safely again when he might have scored. Hicks flied...
...fifth, Leonard singled and stole second. McCall was out for bunting on the third strike. Leonard tried to make third on Mansfield's throw to second, and was safe, as O'Rourke dropped Cashen's throw. Harvey flied out but Aronson singled to centre, scoring Leonard. Holy Cross made a run in the sixth, on doubles by Mansfield and Carney, with two out. After that the opponents were not dangerous...