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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale Theological school nine had made arrangements to play with the Princeton seminary team at Princeton but the game fell through...
Harvard defeated the Amherst college team on Holmes field yesterday by a score of seven to one. Harvard braced up and played a very creditable game throughout, and clearly outdid her opponents at every point. The batting was much stronger than usual, but the men showed a decided tendency to be caught napping when at the bat. The outfielders played well, and the work of the infielders, with the exception of Quackenboss, who had an off day, was quick and clean. Downer pitched for Harvard, and the Amherst team obtained only five scattering hits from his delivery...
...being the best team in the regular intercollegiate league, but her play yesterday was not at all steady, and at times it was even careless. Allen started in to catch, but after the second inning, he changed places with Walbridge at short-stop, who caught the rest of the game. Sexton pitched only a fair game and the home players did not find great trouble in hitting...
Belcher made Amherst's only run in the fifth inning on Quackenboss' fumble of an easy grounder, a wild pitch, and Henshaw's muff at the home plate of Howland's throw from centre. The game was not a close one, and therefore was devoid of any great interest. The day was chilly, also, and for that reason the attendance was not so large as it otherwise would have been. The spectators showed considerable enthusiasm, however, and Linn's quick fielding in especial called forth much applause. The Amherst men did not make any remarkably good plays...
Harvard played utterly without snap throughout the whole game. Mumford at short stop made several inexcusable errors. Henshaw's throwing was poor. Only six innings were played as Andover had to take an early train. Appended is the score...