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...game. If he had made the slightest effort, the Harvard men present would have supported him. As it was they could not be expected to. The Harvard freshman captain, when he found out that the game must be played should have had his men play their best, even though defeat were certain. Yale got six runs in the first inning This was the only inning in which Harvard made the slightest effort to play. In the following two innings Yale batted the ball over the field or made the circuit of the bases on Wood's wild pitches...
...batting in the second inning, and finally reached the respectable total of 102. Austrian again came off with 35 to his credit, Balch and Butters adding substantial assistance with 12 each. The batting of the new men was very satisfactory, and showed the result of practice. Though the game was now practically finished, it was concluded to go on for the benefit of the spectators, and Pennsylvania had scored 50 for 3 wickets when time was called. Appended is the score...
...games were perhaps the best that have ever been held. Eight records were broken, and the individual work of the contestants was, as a whole, uncommonly brilliant. Harvard, therefore has the satisfaction of knowing that, even though she lost the cup it was lost to a series of exceptional contestants. The showing, however, of the Harvard men was good, and but for the unfortunate mishap in the bicycle race would have been even better. There is a strong probability, in fact, that Harvard may yet, by winning the bicycle race, take second place in the games...
...inning, and scored on Cummin's pretty single to right field. Ivison scored for Yale on a base hit, and a passed ball by Hale who had a finger broken. Harvard was blanked in the third. She went to pieces with Yale at the bat, and four men scored though only one hit was made. Aside from this inning, the Harvard freshmen played a fairly steady game. Harvard earned a run in both the fifth and sixth innings, but there was no excuse for the disheartening exhibition of base-running she gave in the sixth...
...late, but it is unavoidable, and for that reason several of the clubs will be prevented from participating in the shoot, but next year, if all goes well, there ought to be no reason why all the clubs should not get together. As to the match next Saturday, though the number of contestants will be small, it will be interesting, and as many as can ought to go to Watertown and encourage the team. It is almost unnecessary to urge men to go to the dinner, as it has the reputation of being one of the pleasantest of the year...