Word: mercerized
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...that the championship game should be played on the New York Polo Grounds. The fielding of both nines was good, considering the bad condition of the field. The Princeton men were unable to hit Stagg, twenty of them striking out in the nine innings. The Yale men batted Mercer pretty hard, but six of them striking out. The following is the score by innings...
...getting a man around to third in the first inning, but failed to score, and her subsequent efforts proved equally disastrous. In the second inning Harvard scored three more runs, and in the third two, pounding the ball unmercifiully. This finished the run-getting, as in the fourth inning Mercer was substituted for King, and his curves proved too puzzling to be hit with any frequency out of the reach of the fielders. From the fourth inning until the end of the game, both sides were unable to get a man farther than third base...
...Princeton team had more chances to make brilliant plays than Harvard, and Durrell and Watts especially distinguished themselves by difficult running catches. Ames held both King and Mercer well. The fielding of the entire Princeton team was a great improvement over that shown here last Monday. Following is the score...
Quackenboss opened the fifth by a grounder to pitcher. Knowiton went out, Wagenhurst to Dana, and Willard struck out for the second time. For Princeton, Watts and Mercer both struck out, while Wagenhurst went out on an easy grounder to Gallivan...
...Webster, late of the Treasury department, Washington, D. C. Mr. Webster entered the service under competitive Civil Service Examination, but spent his vacation last fall in making campaign speeches. The New York Times noticed his first efforts as follows: Princeton, N. J., Sept. 26, 1884. Tonight, Mercer Hall was filled with college students to hear the first political speech of the campaign in the college Mr. W. G. Webster of Illinois, recently of Michigan University, spoke stirringly and in an eloquent manner. The meeting was enthusiastic and closed with college cheers...