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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...local peculiarities of atmospheric density. It would be perhaps worth inquiring how far the effectiveness of a pitcher's curving would be affected by the barometric pressure. Imagine the captain of a base-ball team warning the nine before play began that they must allow a little more than usual for X's curves because the barometer is unusually high! Yet undoubtedly the air must more effectively deflect a spinning ball when the barometer is at thirty inches than when it is at twenty-nine inches. At cricket, even with the most perfect wickets, the break must be notably affected...
Knowlton played his usual errorless game and Poole distinguished himself at second base. For Exeter, McClung deserves all the praise. In spite of the wild pitching and the discouraging number of balls, he caught finely. His work at the bat was splendid and his base sliding was wonderful...
...Andover won without the least effort. Her team was evidently a strong, well-trained one; but Exeter showed that she could play a good game, until discouraged by the miserable pitching, and had her pitcher worked in his usual form the game would have certainly been a close...
...Princeton, Saturday, Yale succeeded in winning another game from Princeton. King pitched for Princeton and did very well. Stagg, however, played his usual brilliant game. During the seventh inning the athletic club house was discovered to be on fire, but after a slight delay the flames were put out. The utmost courtesy and pleasant feeling were maintained throughout the game, and when the fire was discovered both nines worked together to put it out. There was no contested point during the whole game, an unusual occurrence for Yale-Princeton contests. The score...
...pitched a great game for Harvard, striking out seven men, two more than Stagg struck out. His batting also was scientific. Wiestling played a fine game at short, while Linn distinguished himself in right field. The battery work of Bingham and Henshaw was well-nigh perfect. Foster played his usual good game...