Word: wildly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...great demand, as by them one certainly can obtain the best possible view of a race. This year, however, it is very probable that they will be in use during the freshman race, as the interest in this contest is very great. Yale especially, it is said, is wild to get this race, so as to make up in a measure for the loss of their beloved fence...
...Brigham died at first; Dann and Bremner got in runs on battery errors to the wild delight of their supporters; the next two men went out in order. Harvard went out in order also...
Earned run - Yale, 1. First base on balls - Stagg, 3; Nichols, 5. First base on errors - Yale, 2; Harvard, 4. Struck out - Stagg, 10; Nichols, 8. Double plays - Allen and Smith. Passed balls - Dann, 2; Henshaw, 5. Wild pitches - Stagg, 2; Nichols, 2. Left on bases - Yale, 3; Harvard, 4. Umpire - Grant. Time...
VIII. Bremner struck out, Stagg hit safely but was thrown out at second. Marsh reached first on balls and stole second, but Stuart disappointed the Yale men by striking out. Harvard, Foster went out at first. Henshaw made a rattling base hit and went second on a wild pitch. Edgerly made a beautiful hit which Sheppard fumbled, allowing Henshaw to score and Edgerly to reach second. A bad throw of Dann's sent Edgerly to third. Wiestling sent a long fly to Brigham which was neatly handled by him. Smith struck out, but Dann muffed the third strike, allowing Edgerly...
...Cross hit safely, stole second, went third on a passed ball, and scored on Noyes' hit. Noyes took second on Willard's error and scored on two wild pitches amid a repitition of the scenes of the previous inning on a larger scale. Sheppard flied to Foster. Brigham made a hit, but Dann flied out to Allen who threw to Smith, making a double play and shutting the side out. Harvard came to the bat prepared to die hard. Willand hit safely amid wild cheers. Allen knocked a foul ball, but the umpire refused to allow it, although the ball...