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HARVARD'S FIRST INNING.T. W. Balch, b Dewhurst...
Harvard was first at the bat. Linn sent a grounder to second who fumbled and Linn was safe at first. Howland followed with a short hit, but was not out on account of an error of Knickerbocker's. Willard got first on a short hit, but stupid base-running by Linn and Howland resulted in their being caught between bases and put out. Henshaw got first on balls, but Mumford put the side out by a short fly to first. The base-running in this inning was the worst part of the Harvard game. Princeton started off well. Durell with...
...third however was Harvard's first great inning. After Dean and Downer had struck out Ames was batted for four straight hits, one of them a double, and two runs, one of them earned, were scored. One of these hits was made by Willard, and It was the best hit yet made by Harvard in the championship series. The excitement during this inning was very great. Princeton got only one hit and no runs. Harvard's infield work was excellent...
Evans caught Durell's long fly in the first of the seventh. Downer now gave the two succeeding men base on balls, but Henshaw stopped Payne at second and a short fly of Dana's to Willard again put Princeton out without a score. This was the inning which Princeton men had hoped would be decisive. Harvard did nothing again, but made no strike outs...
...eighth was another very exciting inning. On Dean's wild throw, King got first; Ames made a two base hit, and with an error by Evans, who failed to catch a fly, two men got home and tied the score...