Word: throw
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...York, where it will compete in the annual intercollegiate games at the Berkeley Oval tomorrow. The team is in excellent condition. Richards, the sprinter, is in even better shape than last week at Cambridge and Captain Hickok is likely to make a world's record in the hammer throw. Yale expects to secure 40 points, which should win first place...
...following events will be called at 1.30 p. m.: 100 yards dash, 120 yards hurdle, pole vault, high jump and hammer throw. At 1.45 the contestants are expected to be on the field as roll call will be made at that time. Each of the foregoing events will be commenced promptly...
...result. Quinby started to steal second just as Speer cracked out a corking single to Easton at centre. Easton slammed the ball rather recklessly into the centre of the diamond, aiming to hold Quinby at third. Three Princeton men had gathered around the plate to stop the throw - Otto, Altman and Williams. All went for the ball and then halted, while the sphere bounded between them and rolled to the grand stand. Quinby easily scored, and Speer attempted the same feat but Altman had secured the ball and fielded it to Williams, who touched Speer as he slid...
...seemed to know how to play ball. The former played a good all-round game, while the latter, although making one error, which was excusable, made some beautiful catches in center field. Hayes in right let a hit go through his legs and then made such a poor throw that the base runner reached home. He was replaced in the sixth inning by Selfridge, who had no chances. Stevenson was a little unsteady on first. Wrenn accepted his three chances without an error, but showed a great lack of judgment in running bases and allowed himself to be caught...
...first and knocked a safe hit to right field. Maroney then knocked a fly between Rand and Burgess, which the latter muffed, and Curley went to second. Powers made a single to right, which went through Hayes, who. after he had captured the ball, made a poor throw and two runs came in, while Powers reached third. Sockalexis fouled out. W. J. Fox hit to Whittemore, who tried to catch Powers at home plate, but Scannell muffed the ball, allowing Powers to score. McTigue had three strikes called on him, but Scannell muffed the third, then threw over Stevenson...