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...splendid catch of Tyler in the first inning, followed by his perfect playing throughout the game, and line catches by the 2d and 3d base, were the best individual plays on the part of the Harvards. The Bostons, as usual, played an almost faultless game. The high wind and the efficiency of the police were the only drawbacks and the large crowd present seemed thoroughly to enjoy the game...
...athletic exercises followed. The first contest was throwing a base - ball, for which there were six entries, Rives '74, Leeds '77, Tyng '76, Hall '76, Kent '75, and Walker '74, each competitor having three trials; Mr. Rives's first throw was the longest, being about 124 yards...
...national game" of base-ball was played in the days of Noah, for he is recorded to have put the dove "out on a fly." - College Days...
...Harvard is concerned, both interests are active, with the majority in favor of base-ball. The Freshman class is especially fortunate in possessing "many men of many minds," and has proved a flourishing training-school for almost every arena where the honor of Harvard is at stake. It seems probable that the European trip of the two most prominent base-ball clubs in the country will be a new era in the history of the game. Before long novelty-loving Americans will patronize cricket, a game of much more real enjoyment than they now are willing to acknowledge. The advantages...
Round whose stern base the angry billows flow...