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...days past the Trophy Room has been closed, on account of an attempt to steal the shield won last spring at the dual games with Pennsylvania. It has been opened to visitors again, but all portable objects of value have been removed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEGLECT OF TROPHY ROOM. | 3/4/1897 | See Source »

Haughton '99 is good, but his motion is too slow and gives the runner too much chance to steal. Cozzens '98 has the makings of a 'Varsity pitcher; he is very speedy and has effective curves, but he needs better control. Fitz '99, of last year's Freshman team, does fair work, but he has poor control of his drop ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'VARSITY BASEBALL NEWS. | 3/2/1897 | See Source »

...good control but in the fourth inning he gave three bases on balls and allowed one hit, which, with an error by Dean, gave Brown two runs. Scannell gave him splendid support and saved a number of wild pitches. Not a man on either side tried to steal second. Chandler played an excellent game and all three of the outfielders had plenty to do. The one error by Burgess was a very excusable muff of a short fly. Haughton was the only man who could bat with any effect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD DEFEATED. | 6/16/1896 | See Source »

...grounder filled the bases. Paine then hit to centre field but Sedgwick muffed, allowing Haughton to score. Stevenson, however, was caught at second and shortly afterwards Rand was cut off at the plate in trying to score when the ball was thrown to second on Paine's attempt to steal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE NINE WINS. | 6/4/1896 | See Source »

...first inning. In the second Stevenson was given a base on balls, stole second, and took third on Haughton's clever sacrifice hit. Paine and Pote, however, both struck out. In the fourth inning Burgess made a scratch hit but was thrown out when he attempted to steal second. Rand was given a base on balls and stole second, aided by Draper's poor throw. Stevenson struck out, but Haughton brought in the first run by his three base hit. Paine hit a fly to Johnson. In the next inning Clarkson made a three base hit and scored on Dean...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEWTON A. A., 7; HARVARD, 2. | 5/19/1896 | See Source »

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