Word: striker
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...States Association decided to change the law so that a batsman shall be out if with any part of his person he stop a ball, which, in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wicket, shall have been pitched in a straight line from it to the striker's wicket, and would have hit it. The meeting was very fully attended. It is the first time in the history of the association that it has broken the record of conservatism and devotion to English custom. A number of able speeches were made, that of Mr. Newhall being especially...
...runaway pair of horses attached to a brougham created great excitement in the Square about 11 o'clock last evening. They dashed up Main street, but were finally stopped by a brave "striker" who ran out, seized one of the animals by the bits and stopped the pair after being dragged about 100 feet. No damage was caused although a young lady, the sole occupant of the carriage was badly frightened...
...inch of the Beacon street wall behind the ropes. The blue uniforms of the Lowells, and the red of the Harvard's made a striking contrast on the field. The crowd favored the Lowells, hooting and cheering, and on one occasion holding a hit to centre field "until the striker and one man got home." Harvard was badly rattled during the first four innings. During the last five, however, they turned the tables on their opponents, scoring twenty-five times to their twelve; but the game was lost, and the Harvard contingent went home very quietly and sadly. Lowell...
...subject." But as is often the case, a little care is worse than none. I had arranged everything to include the server as the (of course) served from one court but I took the picture while she was serving from the other. On developing the plate, I found the striker out with both hands on his knees, ready for the ball which was to come from an invisible server. Such accidents are common. I once tried to take a horse and sulky, but got only the horse's nose. It is just like shooting at birds on the wing...
...exercise the scientific game of base ball is indinitely inferior to tennis. In a good game all teh players except the pitcher, catcher and striker are inactive most of the time. The more skillful the game, the less exercise it furnishes. If base ball is to be played for exercise, we must encourage poor playing. The slower the pitching, the wilder the throwing, and the more frequent the muffing, with consequent increase of batting, base running and muddling, the better will the game be adapted for that purpose...