Word: striking
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...College nine won its fifth consecutive victory yesterday, defeating Boston College by a score of 8 to 0. Hayes pitched effectively for three innings allowing but one hit and striking out four men. Sears went into the box in the fourth inning, and also pitched good ball. He held down the opposing team to two hits and had six strike-outs to his credit. Foster, who took Sears's place in left field, accepted his only chance...
...game was remarkably interesting in a number of particulars. For six of the ten innings only eighteen men batted for Andover, but three hits were made off Hayes, and he was credited with nine strike-outs and eight assists. No errors were made by Harvard and two double plays were made by each side, although Andover's were both due in part to Clark's and McCornick's careless base running...
...three runs, the 'Varsity had everything its own way and scored almost at will. Patey was found for sleven hits, and behind the bat was poorly supported by Drew. Many of Harvard's runs were the result of passed balls, while Laughlin and Haughton both made two bases on strike outs which were poorly fielded...
...must strike out on our own lines and inaugurate some beneficial change which shall not be merely an attempt to reproduce inefficiently conditions existing elsewhere. Such is the reason which has led to the movement for a graduate athletic association...
Individuals are at a disadvantage when they are working against an organization. There are organizations in other colleges and we want to have one here. We want to strike out for ourselves. The undergraduates can do more than the graduates can possibly do but we have our part to perform and we can do a great deal...