Word: thirdly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...learned the state of affairs he concluded so to delay the game that five innings could not be completed. But after three innings had been thus played, Browne was pursuaded by ontside advice that it would be better to play the game as well as possible and after the third inning this plan was followed. This, I think will explain the score to all fair minded readers...
...balls and struck out. Second to first caught Willard, and Dean was left on second. Osborne was given first. Dana hit sharply but the ball was fumbled by Downer, so that he got first but was caught by Corning on second on Young's hit, and presently Osborne reached third. Young got first on put-out of Dana and Knickerbocker's hit brought Osborne home. Brokaw got first on balls, but was left by King's long fly, caught by Evans. Henshaw's long hit was muffed by centre, Hawley struck out and Evans was stopped on first. Corning struck...
Young sent a grounder to Corning who fumbled it until it was too late. Knickerbocker got a base hit which carried Young to third. Linn canght Brokaw's long hit to right but nobody scored. King bunted the ball and got first, but Young was out at home plate, Downer to Henshaw. Durell hit short and was caught out by Hawley. Hawley made fifth strike out. Evans followed, number six, but Corning got first on balls and around to third by a wild throw to second. Downer, however, was out on a foul tip and Corning was left. Watts...
...following two innings Yale batted the ball over the field or made the circuit of the bases on Wood's wild pitches. In the fourth inning Brown went in to pitch and kept Yale down fairly well. Affairs reached such a state toward the end of the third inning that the Yale captain in order to make the defeat as easy as possible for Harvard ordered a base runner whenever he reached third base, not to come in on Wood's wild pitches...
...Third class, 100 yards dash-D. F. Richardson, 11 1-5s, breaking the record; W. G. Reed, second...