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Harvard was first at the bat. Linn sent a grounder to second who fumbled and Linn was safe at first. Howland followed with a short hit, but was not out on account of an error of Knickerbocker's. Willard got first on a short hit, but stupid base-running by Linn and Howland resulted in their being caught between bases and put out. Henshaw got first on balls, but Mumford put the side out by a short fly to first. The base-running in this inning was the worst part of the Harvard game. Princeton started off well. Durell with...
...struck out, Linn made a base hit but was out to steal second. Princeton made four runs in her half of the inning. Dana and Knickerbocker got their base on balls, were advanced on King's base hit and came home on Mumford's excusable fumble of Ames sharp grounder. Ames and King also scored on a couple of steals, and Henshaw's muff at the plate of Linn's throw...
...errors, and Linn came in on Sullivan's fearfully wild throw, while Quackenboss reached home on Willard's long drive to right field for three bases. In the eighth, Evans hit the ball safely, was advanced a base on Dean's hit and came in on Linn's hot grounder, which the short stop fumbled...
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...
...fine double play by Woodward, Brown and Hotchkiss; Williard struck out. The third opened by Williams batting heavily and on account of three errors and two bases on balls made five runs. three after two men were out. W. H. Brown made a stop of a hot grounder off Linn's in the fourth and assisted Hotchkiss. Willard [scored the last run on a wild pitch, The umpire called the game when seven full innings had been played, on account of the rain. O. S. Brown and Howlrnd led the batting with three and two hits respectively. W. A. Brown...