Word: splendidments
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...University baseball team defeated Cornell yesterday afternoon by 1 to 0 in a remarkably well played game, neither team making an error throughout the nine innings. Hartford pitched in splendid form, not allowing Cornell a single hit, and struck out twelve men. Not until the eighth did a Cornell man reach second base, though three reached first on balls during the game. Hartford's curves and fast balls, which be varied excellently, were a complete puzzle to the Cornell batters, and they struck time and again without coming anywhere near the ball...
...from the Navy, over a strange course, and an overwhelming victory from Cornell are indications of excellence in the early period of training that are encouraging. The men have rowed in the same order since the middle of March and they are showing the effects of it in the splendid way they row together...
...played a steady game at second after his lay-off, accepting seven chances without a misplay. Harding livened the team up on first considerably, and, though he let a grounder get through him in the first inning, he made some clever pick-ups of low throws, and by a splendid one-hand catch in the ninth prevented Simons's high throw from being an error. At the bat he showed good form, securing a timely single, and a neat sacrifice. Leonard played a finished game on third, getting everything within reach, and in the eighth started a fast double play...
Hicks again pitched a splendid game, holding Brown to four hits and striking out seven men. The Brown batters were unable to gauge his speed and curves when hits were necessary. He was well supported by Currier, who made a fine running catch of a foul in the fourth with...
...start and held it easily to the end, finishing 3 lengths ahead of J. W. Hall '11. J. B. Chevalier 1G. was third. F. M. Rackemann '09, who finished fourth, spoiled his chances by running into the buttress of the bridge near the start. He rowed a splendid uphill race, however, and pushed Chevalier for third place. The other starters were S. Royce '10, R. G. Haines '09 and M. A. Driscoll...