Word: eight
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Juniors won the second game in their series with the Seniors yesterday afternoon by a score of 6 to 5. The game was interesting throughout and rather well played in many respects. The make-up of Ninety-eight was entirely changed from the first game and as a result the team was very much stronger. Ninety-seven was unable to hit Hayes to any extent and this, together with poor fielding and a few timely hits by Ninety-eight, lost them the game...
...last inning showed great steadiness at a critical point. Harris showed up well in the short time he pitched and struck out six men in the last three innings. Outside of the batteries, the best work was done for Ninety-seven by Warren, while for Ninety-eight Vincent was very active at the bat and on the bases although his fielding was rather ragged. Edmunds was responsible for a pretty double play at an opportune time in the second...
...first run was scored in the second by Ninety-seven when, with the bases full, a base on balls forced in a run. Edmunds' double play prevented more scoring. Ninety-eight scored one in the third on this by Vincent, Edmunds and Hayes, and three more in the fourth on two hits and errors by Garrison, Field and Dunlop. Each side scored one in the fifth, Ninety-seven on a base on balls and a hit, and Ninety-eight on Haskell's base on balls from which he stole second and came home on Adams's wild throw of Bouve...
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...spirited cheering. At the other game there were very few Seniors and scarcely any Juniors. It seems, too, that if more interest in the games existed among the members of the two upper classes, the teams would be far better than those which met on Soldiers Field yesterday. Ninety-eight's showing was especially discreditable, and as there are a number of good ball players in the class who might improve the nine, it seems unfortunate that such an exhibition should have to go as a representative...