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...Crimson started off with a rush in the first frame when Ellison drove a hard grounder at Di Giovanni, getting two bases when the Springfield infielder juggled the play and threw wild to first. Zarakov came through with a clean hit through shortstop, scoring Ellison. He stole second a moment later, and scored when Tobin produced the first of the three bingles which he collected during the afternoon. The Crimson first baseman--was caught for the third out when he attempted to steal second...
...first part of the game for the visitors, tightened up after these two tallies and held the Crimson scoreless for two innings. Meanwhile, in the fourth, Springfield collected its single score of the game. Crawley, who was to supplant Gates in the box before the game was over, drove a two-base hit to left field. Todd's throw to the infield was just wild enough not to go next to any infielder, and no effort was made to retrieve it, Crawley taking third. It was Todd's first miscue of the season, and unfortunately...
...University came back at the Springfield relief pitcher in the next inning, garnering one run. In the eighth, the final touches were put on the game when Burgess drove the ball far over the Freshman diamond before it stopped rolling, getting home before the fielder had picked up the ball. The next moment. De Rham stepped into another of Crawley's shoots, sending it into deep right field for a similar home...
...spectators pitied Champion Tilden's trouble with the spots, which assuredly gave an abominable twist to many of the balls he tried vainly to return; they marveled, at the same time, at the assurance of blond, pouting Vincent Richards, who paid no attention to the spots but drove, lobbed, half-volleyed as if every ball rose to his racket from the immaculate baize of a billiard-table. Without glaring, without sacerdotal muttering, he defeated Champion Tilden...
...Pete, it was a wonderful race you drove," this individual was saying...