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...very creditable game both at the bat and in the field. The home team played remarkably well in the field. The out fielders were slow in fielding the ball in, but the work of the infield was good. Much of the credit of winning the game belongs to Downer, who struck out fourteen men. At times he seemed to lose partial control of the ball, but he was finely supported by Henshaw throughout the whole game. The batting of the team was weak. After the first inning only three hits were made, one of these being a scratch. This...
...Flanagan each made base hits. Black got run out, however, between third and home, but O'Brien made a home run along the third base line, and brought in two runs. In the next four innings Harvard played such a sharp game that Wilkesbarre was unable to score. Downer during this time pitched a fine game, and he was well supported by the rest of the team...
...Brien's fearfully wild throw to the home plate, In the next Howland also made a hit, and came home on Henshaw's two base hit. In the eighth inning Harvard got an earned run. Dean made a clean hit over second base, stole second and came in on Downer's single. When Harvard came to the bat in the latter half of the ninth inning, the score was eight to seven in favor of the visitors. Willard made a fine three base hit near the foul line in right field, and got gome on Henshaw's single. Neither side...
...Downer...
Earned runs, Wilkesbarre 4, Harvard 5; two base hits, Henshaw; three base hits, Cummings, Pettit, Willard; home run, O'Brien; first base on balls, by Wheeler 1, by Downer 4; first base on errors, Wilkesbarre 5, Harvard 5; struck out, Wilkesbarre 7, Harvard 5, stolen bases, Wilkesbarre 3, Harvard 4; passed balls, Henshaw 1; wild pitches, Downer 3; double plays, Mumford, Dean, Willard, Williams and Flanagan; flies caught, Wilkesbarre 11, Harvard 7; fouls caught, Wilkesbarre 1; out on bases, Wilkesbarre 4, Harvard 3: left bases, Wilkesbarre 5, Harvard 8; time, 2 hours, 30 minutes; umpire, Quinn...