Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...catcher that comes only from long working together. To this lack of assurance, rather than to any other cause, is to be attributed the number of base-hits made by Yale. That we were beaten fairly and squarely by far superior batting is an undeniable fact; yet, after the brilliant games played by our Nine with other clubs, and with the prospect of having Tyng's services in the next game, we ought not to despair for the future...
...home run by Richmond, a three-base hit by Wright, and brilliant fly-catches by Nickerson, Meader, Alger, Tyng, and Latham were the principal features in the game...
...second, and Fessenden scored on Wright's sacrifice hit, the latter going out at first; Howe was fielded out by second to first. The ninth inning was begun amid great excitement, the spectators being about equally divided in their preferences, and each party evincing much enthusiasm at the brilliant plays of their respective favorites; neither side scored in this inning, although O'Rourke led off with a base hit, his temerity in attempting to steal second rendered him an easy victim to Tyng and Sawyer. A heavy fall of rain rendered the continuance of the game an impossibility...
EVERY one who interests himself at all in our national game cannot fail to be well pleased with the brilliant success achieved by our Nine during the past week. It is somewhat remarkable that one of the very best games played by the Nine for several years should have been played with the same club with which was made the most extraordinary score on record. The game on Thursday week with the Manchester nine displayed some of the fine qualities that have been developed in our men by the careful training of the winter. From the many base hits made...
...unfortunate Californian, named Dorn, seems to furnish great amusement to the OEstrus, which gets off three poor jokes on him in the last number. The least vulgar and most brilliant (?) of these is: "Dorn says he has just found out that he is a D. P., - Dorn Phule...