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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...chances are that the annual Exeter-Andover base ball game this year will be exceedingly close. For Exeter, Trafford will catch and White will pitch; Flagg, the captain, will cover second base, Sawyer third base, Soule, short stop. The contest for first base is close between Shute and Heffelfinger...
...dash, half mile run, four hundred and forty yards dash, two hundred and twenty yards dash, one hundred and twenty yards hurdle race, mile walk, running high jump, running broad jump, pole vault, putting the shot (16 lbs.), throwing the hammer (12 lbs.), mile bicycle race, and throwing the base ball. G. B. Morrison, '83, will act as referee, and the judges will be G. S. Mandell, '89, R. G. Leavitt '89, G. Beals...
...beaten 15 to 3. Stagg's pitching, and the general excellence of the Yale team won the game. Harvard could not hit Stagg effectively, for although Harvard found the ball fifteen or more times the Yale fielders, both infield and out, were so sure that only three base hits were made. Stagg made one of his most remarkable records, and Poole as catcher, was all that any nine could desire. Downer did not do himself justice, and was hit badly, Yale making fourteen hits for twenty. The day was beautiful and a large crowd filled the grand stand and surrounded...
Harvard was first at the bat. Dean got his base on balls and Linn followed by a hit to McClung in right field, who caught it and in a fine manner, doubled it on Dean as he endeavored to get back to first. Stagg threw to first and put Howland out. Stagg was given first, stole second, and Calhoun's base hit brought him to third. McClintock hit a grounder to Corning who stopped it, but unfortunately threw it away over Willard's head into the crowd and the three men scored. Fumbles by Howland and Linn...
Earned runs, Yale 3; three base hits, McClung (2), Dalzell; first base on balls, Yale 10 Harvard 3; first base on errors, Yale 3, Harvard 4; struck out, Yale 6, Harvard 9; passed balls, Poole; wild pitches, Downer; double plays, McClung to McBride; flies caught, Yale 8, Harvard 2; fours caught, Yale 1, Harvard 1; out on bases, Yale 6, Harvard 4; left on bases, Yale 9, Harvard 4; time, 2 hours, 15 minutes; umpire, Kelly...