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...start Foote won everything but then weakened and Howland gained confidence from his antagonist's poor play. He drove the balls prettily along the side lines, just out of Foote's reach. The two last sets were as signal victories for Howland as the first had been for Foote. Howland is now entitled to hold the championship cup for one year...
...Adams drove a hard grounder down to Lowney, which was not handled in time to put out the batter, and Rand followed by a hit. Scannell's hot grounder was too much for Steere, and the first two men scored. Scannell was thrown out at second by Lauder. The side was retired by Stevenson going out to Bustard...
Steere got a neat single after Cook had struck out and Summersgill drove a hard one to Whittemore, who picked it up beautifully, touched second and made double with Stevenson at first. Highlands and Burgess flied out in the sixth inning and Wrenn got a hit, but was put out, Lauder to Donovan, on attempting to steal second. Donovan and Robinson knocked up flies and Highlands struck Bustard...
...Japanese force landed at the head of the peninsula of Port Arthur; a similar force had already landed just across the isthmus. These two forces advanced slowly down the peninsula and, on November 23, Port Arthur fell after forty hours fighting. The Japanese then marched along the coast and drove the Chinese beyond the the Siao River. Wei Hai Wei was invested by land and sea in January and finally all the fortifications fell into the hands of the Japanese. This practically opened the way to Pekin...
Brown started the game with a rush. Louder opened with a three-bagger and Bustard got a force hit on which Louder scored. Lowney's double drove Bustard home...