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...baseball players of today a more finished article than the famous old star players of yesterday? Anson, Ferguson, Stovey, Rowe, White, Brouthers, Thompson, and Sunday were once the idols of the fans, yet the player on the big teams of today can show even cleaner fielding averages. Why? you ask. Just compare the 1908 scores with those of even ten years ago. Games are won on closer margins, fewer hits and less errors. Better fielding tells the story...
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...more runs were added to Boston's score in the third inning. Lowe flied out to Trafford. Tucker followed with a two bagger and scored on Stovey's single to left field. The latter took second on the attempt to cut off Tucker, and a wild throw by Trafford to Mason let Stovey score. Quinn struck out and Bennett got his base on balls. Stivetts advanced him a base and here the two men were left, as McCarthy struck...
...sharp one to Cook who threw wild, letting Duffy score and Lowe to second. An error by Dickinson let Lowe to third and Tucker to first. While Lowe tried to score on the latter play, and was being run out between the bases, Tucker went to third. Stovey went out for the third out on a grounder from Hovey to Dickinson. This ended the scoring for Boston and while Highlands pitched but two men got beyond first...
...Kelly, Cobb. Home run, Trafford. Stolen bases, McCarthy, Duffy, Hallowell (2), Cook. Sacrifice hits, Duffy, Hallowell, Hovey, Cook. First base on balls, McCarthy, Quinn, Bennett (2), Frothingham, Highlands (2). Left on bases, Boston 9; Harvard 6. First base on errors, Boston 4; Harvard 1. Struck out, McCarthy, Kelly, Lowe, Stovey (2), Qninn (2), Bennett, Clarkson, Mason, Hovey, Cook. Double plays, Kelly and Tucker. Passed balls, Bennett (2). Wild pitches, Bates (2), Highlands. Time, 1hr. 40 min. Umpires, Messrs. Mullen and Weeden...