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...opposing pitchers are probably the strongest college players who have occupied the box this year, and the contest between them was very close. Paine was more effective than his rival, but did not have particularly good control and was rather erratic in his fielding during the early part of the game. In the first inning he gave two bases on balls and made a wild pitch and a wild throw to first. These errors, with two sacrifice hits, gave Princeton a lead which Harvard could not overcome. From this point until the tenth inning Paine's pitching was faultless...
DEAR SIR:- We the undersigned believe that we voice the sentiment of the College student body in strongly condemning the use of fire-arms and explosives by the students, after an athletic victory, or at any other time, and we believe that it would be possible to control such objectionable demonstrations...
Paine pitched well enough for Harvard to have won any ordinary game, but was not nearly so effective as he was in the last two games at Providence. During most of the game he had good control but in the fourth inning he gave three bases on balls and allowed one hit, which, with an error by Dean, gave Brown two runs. Scannell gave him splendid support and saved a number of wild pitches. Not a man on either side tried to steal second. Chandler played an excellent game and all three of the outfielders had plenty...
...Leaders have not shown themselves worthy of confidence.- (a) They have made monkeys of themselves on the floor of Congress: Congressional Record.- (b) They have attempted unconstitutional and illegal methods of administration in states under their control.- (1) Usurpations by Governor Waite of Colorado: Forum xviii: 714.- (2) Similar instances in North Carolina.- (c) Their radical utterances have attracted to the party discontented elements of all sorts and alienated their most estimable supporters: American Journal of Polities...
Fitz pitched a splendid game for Ninety-nine. He struck out twelve men, and held the Sophomores down to six hits, two of which would have been easy outs but for the darkness. He also had perfect control of the ball and was very cool at critical times...