Word: game
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Brown, captain of the freshman nine sprained his ankle at the St. Mark's game on Saturday...
...Hart went down to Princeton last Saturday to witness the Harvard. Princeton game...
Yesterday afternoon on Holmes field the university nine met the Hartford's, a professional team belonging to the Atlantic League. It has the reputation of being a strong nine, and although beaten Harvard showed up well against them except in the first part of the eighth inning when the game was practically given away, Hawley pitched for Harvard. He did not do badly but received poor backing up. Hartford got only thirteen hits off his delivery, while Harvard got fifteen with a total of nineteen off the Hartvord pitcher. He was a little wild and gave six men first...
...general team play and the batting were excellent. The only weak point in the play was the base running and it is earnestly hoped that the nine will never give another such exhibition in this respect. Last Saturday's game would have been won at the end of the ninth inning if it had not been for poor base running in the first inning. Aside from this the playing of the nine was as we have said before, altogether admirable, and deserving of the highest praise...
...most commendable features of the game was the umpiring of Upton, catcher of the Phillips Andover team. The position of umpire in such a game is a very difficult one for so young a man to fill, but the manner in which he discharged its duties showed that he was eminently qualified...