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Harvard was first at the bat. Linn sent a grounder to second who fumbled and Linn was safe at first. Howland followed with a short hit, but was not out on account of an error of Knickerbocker's. Willard got first on a short hit, but stupid base-running by Linn and Howland resulted in their being caught between bases and put out. Henshaw got first on balls, but Mumford put the side out by a short fly to first. The base-running in this inning was the worst part of the Harvard game. Princeton started off well. Durell with...
Evans caught Durell's long fly in the first of the seventh. Downer now gave the two succeeding men base on balls, but Henshaw stopped Payne at second and a short fly of Dana's to Willard again put Princeton out without a score. This was the inning which Princeton men had hoped would be decisive. Harvard did nothing again, but made no strike outs...
...eighth was another very exciting inning. On Dean's wild throw, King got first; Ames made a two base hit, and with an error by Evans, who failed to catch a fly, two men got home and tied the score...
...tenth opened with a hit by Downer, who stole second. Linn struck out. Howland got first on balls, Willard got a hit, Henshaw his base on balls and Mumford a hit. By this time Downer, Howland and Willard, aided by centre fielder's fumble had reached home. A fly and a foul put Evans and Cummings and the side out. King got a hit for Princeton amid loud cheering, but was caught on third by a grounder to Howland. Ames flied out, Osborne got a hit, but was left by Brokaw's short fly. Appended is the score...
Earned runs, Harvard 4, Princeton 2; two base hits, Durell, Ames, Linn, Willard (2); first base on balls, Harvard 5, Princeton 4; first base on errors, Harvard 6, Princeton 4; struck out, Harvard 6, Princeton 8; passed balls...