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...distance between the boat house and the finish, and the two crews rowed abreast until, through poor steering, they locked oars. No. IV. got disentangled first and crossed the line even with No. II., which had overtaken them on account of the foul. No. III. came in about an eighth of a length behind...
Yale was quickly retired in the eighth. Olmsted went to the bat for Harvard, and went out on a foul fly to catcher. Nichols made a base hit, and by a series of errors and wild throws by Jones and Smith, reached home, making the score 4 to 2 in favor of Harvard. Baker knocked a long fly, which was captured by Smith. Burt succeeded in reaching third base by several wild throws, but was left there by Crocker, who went out on a fly knocked into the centre fielder's hands...
...Goldsmith's horse Barrett won the eighth heat and race in the 3-minute class at Bradford, Pa., yesterday, against eleven competitors...
...getting in four more runs by a three base hit by Beaman, base hits by Halbert and Winslow, and a passed ball and wild pitch. In this inning Yale got a run by a base on balls and passed ball, wild pitch and an error by short. In the eighth Yale got another run on a muff of Richards' long fly to centre-field and a base hit by Terry. This tied the score. In the ninth Harvard went out in one-two-three order; Yale scored a run on a base hit by Britton and an error by Winslow...
...Eighth innings. - Buffum fly to Olmsted; Boyden fly to Coolidge; Harris out on foul to catcher. The innings of the Harvards was remarkable in that four runs were made without a ball or strike being called on Harris; Olmsted a base hit, and Crocker the same; both brought home by a three baser of Nichols; Baker out short to first; Hall scored run; Burt base hit; Bean out to Boyden, and Le Moyne short to first...