Word: wilding
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Tufts' run came in the sixth inning after E. Martin had reached first on a base on balls. Ernst tried to catch him off the base, and threw wild to McLaughlin, allowing the runner to make the only score of the game. The visitors were dangerous again in the eighth inning when Dustin hit safely to left field and stole second. Qualters was given his base and H. Martin sacrificed, putting men on second and third with only one out. Knight was thrown out at first, Lanigan to McLaughlin; and Ernst struck out Dickinson, retiring the side without a score...
...strike, Templeton pitched a low ball which escaped the catcher, and Carr reached first base before the ball was recovered. McLaughlin put him on second with a well-placed bunt and, after Carr had stolen third, Potter was passed to first. On an attempted double steal, Lambie made a wild throw past third, on which Carr crossed the plate with the winning run of the game...
...covering by the second team forwards. Several times, however, the latter succeeded in breaking through their opponents and eluding the University defence. Three goals were scored by the second team and three by the first team forwards. The latter should have scored more often, as several sure shots went wild. Nevertheless, the game as a whole was excellent and both teams played fast, aggressive hockey...
...following valuable specimens have been purchased by the Museum from R. Ward; adult male and female California elephant seals; adult male, with mounted skeleton, of pigmy hippopotamus from Mauwa River, Liberia; wild male Bengal tiger from Kuch Behar, northeastern India...
...Shields then showed several beautiful slides of the larger wild animals, many of which are being saved from extermination only by the laws recently passed at the instigation of the League of American Sportsmen. One picture, showing five miles of bleached buffalo bones, was unusually effective in illustrating the result of the wholesale slaughter indulged in by the skin-hunters in destroying the immense herds of the middle west. In fact the establishment of the Yellowstone National Park has been the sole means of protecting many of the western animals from complete extinction. At present there...