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Nevertheless, he was courageous to the end, took his punishment in a way that won for him the admiration of the crowd. After a knock-down in the second round he drove in a straight left that floored Johnson...
...York Supreme Court, A. Jaeckel & Co., furriers, sued me, demanded $2,228.50 for garments said to have been purchased by Mme. Frances Alda, my wife. Attorneys said that several bills had been sent to me, that I ignored them." George B. Cutten, President of Colgate University: "In Utica, I drove Dr. Raymond B. Fosdick to the train, was arrested, charged with driving 40 miles an hour. I pled not guilty, demanded trial. Reports said that I, if convicted, would have to serve from one to five days in jail...
...fifth inning outburst that netted five runs saw another home run, even longer than the first. Gordon came up with three scores already in on hits by Hammond, Samborski, and Campbell, and two wild throws. The Crimson center fielder drove the ball far over the head of the right fielder to the grandstand facing the second team field. He had almost reached the plate when the fielder retrieved the ball. It was Gordon's third homer of the season, making him a tie with Todd for Babe Ruth, laurels...
...Amsden put the Crimson ahead in the second. In the fourth Maher was safe on an error and Amsden almost took Shoop's leg off with a line single that bounced off into foul territory Mann and Burton fanned, but Donaldson came through with a clean hit that apparently drove in two runs. Amsden missed third base, however, in his dash for the plate, and he was called...
Harvard's biggest threat came in the eight, when Field lined a single to right and Maher single sharply to center. Amsden drove a vicious liner directly at the third baseman which the latter knocked down, forcing Field at third. Maher and Amsden moved up on a wild pitch, but Shoop settled down and struck out the next...