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Word: steals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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Amherst played a clean fielding game, accepting all their chances, but they were weak at the bat and rather slow on bases, never attempting to steal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RAIN STOPS BASEBALL. | 5/11/1897 | See Source »

...days past the Trophy Room has been closed, on account of an attempt to steal the shield won last spring at the dual games with Pennsylvania. It has been opened to visitors again, but all portable objects of value have been removed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEGLECT OF TROPHY ROOM. | 3/4/1897 | See Source »

Haughton '99 is good, but his motion is too slow and gives the runner too much chance to steal. Cozzens '98 has the makings of a 'Varsity pitcher; he is very speedy and has effective curves, but he needs better control. Fitz '99, of last year's Freshman team, does fair work, but he has poor control of his drop ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'VARSITY BASEBALL NEWS. | 3/2/1897 | See Source »

...good control but in the fourth inning he gave three bases on balls and allowed one hit, which, with an error by Dean, gave Brown two runs. Scannell gave him splendid support and saved a number of wild pitches. Not a man on either side tried to steal second. Chandler played an excellent game and all three of the outfielders had plenty to do. The one error by Burgess was a very excusable muff of a short fly. Haughton was the only man who could bat with any effect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD DEFEATED. | 6/16/1896 | See Source »

...grounder filled the bases. Paine then hit to centre field but Sedgwick muffed, allowing Haughton to score. Stevenson, however, was caught at second and shortly afterwards Rand was cut off at the plate in trying to score when the ball was thrown to second on Paine's attempt to steal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE NINE WINS. | 6/4/1896 | See Source »

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