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Norton, second base, covers a great deal of ground and is a sure thrower. He fields thrown balls and hard hits well, but is apt to fumble slow grounders. He is a good base runner and weak batter...
...batting streak and made three singles, which, aided by good stealing and errors, raised her score to 9. Gale now took Mackie's place in the box and struck out the first man that came to the bat. The second was given a base on balls, but was thrown out prettily in trying to steal second, and the third man met the same fate. In the seventh Ninety-four failed to score. Ninety-five added one and with three men on bases and one out, Gillmore and Whiting both struck out and the best chance to win the game...
...error by King at second, and stole second. Both Hallowell and Hovey scored on a wild pitch by Young, who became so disconcerted that he gave Dickinson his base on balls. Young went to pieces and made a very wild throw, letting Dickinson to third. He was cleverly thrown out at the plate, on Corbetts hit, by King. Corbett was thrown out at second, according to the umpire although held off the base by King, who dropped the throw, and then picked it up and tagged Corbett...
Harvard became a trifle rattled in the sixth. King got his base on balls, and proceeded to show Harvard what base running was, stealing second and then third. He scored on an attempted put out. Mackenzie reached third, only to be thrown out at the plate on Ramsdell's hit. Ramsdell stole second, went to third on Wright's hit, and scored on Highlands wild throw to Dickinson. Brooks flied out to Paine, who fielded the ball very neatly, leaving Wright on third. Harvard went out one, two, three...
Saturday was a great day for Harvard's athletics. She won a ball game with Princeton, and in the first big out-door games which she has thrown open to the amateur athletic world, her own men covered themselves with credit. The more interesting of the two events was the game with Princeton. This match has for some time been looked forward to by those interested in intercollegiate contests as being the first time for three years that nines of Harvard and Princeton have had a chance to meet and prove their respective merits. The contest has come and gone...