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Harvard won the game played with Princeton last Saturday in one of the best and most exciting games that has ever taken place in the intercollegiate series. The day was all that could be desired and the grounds were in excellent condition. The Harvard nine were not in prime condition, having had a long and hard trip. The grand stand was filled with a fair sized audience, among which was a delegation of lacrosse players from Lehigh University, who cheered Princeton enthusiastically. The Harvard delegation consisted of one '90 man and the CRIMSON representative. The nine were obliged to listen...
...game the nines each got about twenty minutes practice and both received much applause for their good work. Princeton's men seemed at this time almost sure of their ball in all fielding work. At 3.30 the game commenced amid many cheers from the Princeton bench, and a faint one for Harvard by the Lehigh...
...third however was Harvard's first great inning. After Dean and Downer had struck out Ames was batted for four straight hits, one of them a double, and two runs, one of them earned, were scored. One of these hits was made by Willard, and It was the best hit yet made by Harvard in the championship series. The excitement during this inning was very great. Princeton got only one hit and no runs. Harvard's infield work was excellent...
...most commendable features of the game was the umpiring of Upton, catcher of the Phillips Andover team. The position of umpire in such a game is a very difficult one for so young a man to fill, but the manner in which he discharged its duties showed that he was eminently qualified...
...HUBBARD, Sec.NINETY-ONE NINE.- The following men will please meet at Leavitt's at 1.15 sharp today prepared to go to Quincy: Wood, Babbitt, Luck, Guerin, Corning, Nichols, Crosby, Bowman and Fitzhugh...