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...Bassett. who also fumbled it, and let Smith and Lovering each gain a base. Allen then made a hot drive by third, sending in Smith and Lovering. Nichols was put out at third, ending the inning. For Brown, Greene hit the first ball pitched for a home run. Bassett got his base on balls, but was thrown out while trying to steal second. Shedd struck out, and Durfee fouled out to Nichols...
...freshmen, contrary to the expectations of the entire college, were defeated by the Yale freshmen on Saturday at New Haven. The game opened with Yale at the bat, who were retired in one, two, three, order. Smith got his base on balls, and went to third on a wild throw by Oliver. Nichols struck out, and Allen went to second on Oliver's wild throw. With two men on bases Chamberlain and Phillips struck out. In the second inning Yale was again retired without a man reaching first. Kimball and Edgerly struck out, Collins took his first on called balls...
...first race was the mile dash, open to college men only, and was contested by A. Bigelow of Harvard and L. B. Hamilton of Yale. Mr. Norton did not come to the scratch. Hamilton got the best start, and held the lead for the first half mile, but at the end of the third lap Bigelow easily forged ahead, winning by about 80 yards in 3 minutes 29 2-5 seconds...
...best race of the afternoon was the three mile event, which closed the programme. There were four contestants - Messrs. Norton, Maverick and Hemenway of Harvard, and Hitchcock of Andover. Hemenway got off first with a good lead. Maverick again dropped out owing to trouble with the seat of his machine. About the end of the second mile Norton tried to pass Hemenway, but the latter at first held his place, yielding after a hard fight. Hitchcock followed close on Norton, but seemed unable to pass him. At the end of the second mile Hemenway dropped out. On next...
...There have been some minor changes in the rigging, but practically it remains the same. The belief was so general last year that the race was lost through the bad steering of the coxswain, and the feeling against him was so strong, that he embraced the first opportunity he got to leave college. This year D. B. Tucker, the man who ought to have been coxswain last year, and would have been if the captain had not had more authority than the coach, will steer the Yale boat. Mr. Tucker weighs 115 pounds and is twenty-eight pounds heavier than...