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...happen in a more closely contested game. Their batting was good, but their coaching and base running was abominable. The features of the game were Fargo's home run, Gallivan's play at short and Fargo's at third, and a difficult foul catch by Wooster. Williams hurt his thumb in the fourth inning and gave way to Burrows. Brown having no substitutes, Crocker, '88, went second, and gave way to Bancroft, '88, in the last inning...
...feel encouraged by the game last Saturday, for, although the errors were some of them bad, the general work of the team was excellent, the batting especially being very good. Adams was weakened by a new catcher, who, notwithstanding the swift pitching he had to face and his split thumb, caught very pluckily to the end of the game. Taylor, Gallivan, Holden and Austin did good work in the field for the freshmen, Austin at one time striking out three men in succession when the bases were full. The batting of Holden, Stetson, Hallowell and Frost was remarkably good...
...Acta is "pained to note the downward career of the gentleman who obtained considerable prominence of late, owing to the relations between his thumb and the Harvard Boat Club. Whatever our feelings may be toward the gentleman in regard to his action in the late controversy, we cannot help dropping a tear of sadness when we think of his having sunken so low as to be nominated for the legislature of Massachusetts. Such depravity is simply awful...
...action of the Columbia crew has been praised and sanctioned, not by the Columbia College Boat Club alone, but by the whole college in mass meeting assembled, where the use of any one man's thumb has little or no effect...
...game yesterday was splendidly contested by our nine, who clearly outplayed their opponents. But one error was made in the field, and the batting scored is excellent. Nichols injured his thumb in the fifth inning, but kept on playing. Bean's pitching was very effective. We give the score...