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There are now about thirty candidates for the 'varsity baseball nine working each day in the Cary building under the coaching of Captain Frothingham. The exercise in the cage consists in batting grounder, sliding twice a week, base running, and starting, which is done by the aid of a pitcher. The men then take a short run out of doors, after which they go to the gymnasium and there go through a dumb-bell exercise. There is at present no strict training and will probably be none until the beginning of the spring trip...
...fourth inning was another of the one, two, three variety. Beall knocked a high foul, which was easily taken in by Mason. Bowers and Case were unable to comprehend Highlands' style, and struck out. For Harvard, Trafford went out on a grounder, Murphy to Jackson. Corbett struck out, and then Highlands lined out a corking single by Norton to centre field. Mason, however, had bad luck, and went out on a fly to Bliss...
...second, and was thrown out by at least ten feet. Frothingham hit a hot one by Bowers to Norton, and was thrown out at first. Hovey got a single to left field, and stole second very prettily. Here he was left, as Cook made the third out on a grounder to Murphy, which was very neatly handled...
Harvey started off the eighth for Yale by striking out. Norton and Jackson made the next two outs, both on grounders from Highlands to Dickinson. For Harvard, Cook went out on a grounder, Murphy to Jackson. Dickinson flied out to Case. Trafford hit to Norton, and made the circuit of the bases on a terribly wild throw by the latter player. Corhett got a single to right field, but was caught off the base, and this ended the inning...
Even in the last inning Yale failed to make her customary spurt, and the outs were one, two, three in order. Kedzie went out on three strikes. Murphy hit a high fly to Highlands, and Beall ended the game on a grounder, Cook to Dickinson...