Word: throws
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Finlay did well in throwing the 16 pound hammer, winning the event with an actual throw of 94 feet, 9 inches. This throw beats the best Harvard record of 93 feet, 2 in., made by H. B. Gibson...
...pitched and sent it beyond the right field fence for a home run. Hallowell followed with a clear hit to centre. He took second on a passed ball. Hovey hit to Boutelle, who threw wild to Thompson, and Hallowell came in. Hovey, who had taken second on the wild throw, got to third on Thompson's muff of Trafford's easy fly, and came home on Frothingham's hit to centre. Trafford was thrown out in trying to get to second. Alward hit safely and Frothingham got to second, but went out at third. Cook fouled out to the catcher...
...fourth Worcester failed to score. The first three Harvard men at the bat went out. In the fifth Howe took Bates' place in the box. Worcester made a run on a base on balls, a hit, a wild pitch and Howe's muff at the plate of Cobb's throw. Again Harvard's first three men went out, two of them at second base...
...Lynch, whom Howe hit, took third on Howe's fumble of Bird's easy grounder and reached the plate on O'Brien's sacrifice. That is, the umpire said he did. Everybody else thought differently. Lynch, who had mean while reached third, came in on Hovey's wild throw to the plate. A wild throw by Cobb enabled Bird also to score. This ended the runs for the game. In the eighth, with one man out, O'Brien hit safely. Parks followed with a very hot liner to Hovey, who stopped it beautifully and with the aid of Soule...
...college has witnessed poor exhibitions of ball before; it has seen nines go to pieces and throw away games, but, it is safe to say, never before has this college been called upon to witness such a disgraceful attempt at playing ball as the freshmen gave yesterday afternoon on Jarvis field, when the Manual Training School defeated them twenty-two to four...