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With a team greatly handicapped by the absence of Clark and Jenkins from the line-up, the University baseball nine fought an uphill battle to a thrilling 9 to 8 victory over Amherst yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field, a triple by Burgess breaking the deadlock in the last of the ninth. Coach Slattery surprised everyone by starting Young on the mound, although he was replaced by Bemis in the sixth when the visitors started a rally that ended only after five runners had crossed the plate...
Amherst began the scoring when, with two out, Cameron reached first on a fielder's choice and Peirson knocked out a hard liner which slipped through both Gordon and Burgess, bringing in the first tally and allowing Peirson to reach third. A grounder bounced badly for Buell, and the second run came...
...each making a run. For two innings the teams fought back and forth, neither side being able to score. Then in the first of the sixth, Woodruff, the visitors' center fielder, started the inning off with a scorching liner to center. Wood landed hard on the next ball, but Burgess made a spectacular catch that brought the first out. Cameron, the next batter, swung viciously and rapped out a liner between left and center which gave him ample time to come home before the ball was relayed in. Two more singles and a pass filled the bases...
...last of the ninth, Burgess knocked a beautiful hit down the third base line, easily reaching third before the ball. In this critical place, Parker, the visitors' moundsman, appeared rattled for the first time. He made a will pitch that just ticked the catcher's glove, and Burgess came in with the winning...
HARVARD AMHERST Clark, c.f. 2b., Booth Gordon, l.f. 3b., Pierson Buell, 3b. p., Leete Owen, 1b. c.f., Woodruff Hill, s.s. c., Warner Hammond, 2b. l.f., Williams Burgess, r.f. 1b., Wood Larrabee, c. s.s., Cameron Spalding, p. r.f., Miller...