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...Noyes, who, in his desire to make a double play, fumbled badly. With three men on base, Stagg made a wild pitch, on which Willard scored, Knowlton taking third. Howland then struck out. Campbell hit to McConkey, who made a pretty stop, but threw far over McBride's head, allowing Knowlton and Quackenboss to score, and giving Campbell his third. Dann finished Yale's wretched exhibition of ball-playing by a throw to third to catch Campbell. The ball struck the runner's back and bounced into left field, allowing Harvard one more run. Gallivan finished the inning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 7; Yale, 3. | 6/11/1888 | See Source »

...Harvard College, although not the first to begin this reform, nor successful in her first attempts to introduce it, has by a series of happy coincidences taken her place at the very head of the column and stands today by universal consent at the head of American institutions, so far as number of different branches taught in its curriculum and the number of courses offered in each branch is concerned...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prof. E. J. James' Opinion of Harvard. | 6/9/1888 | See Source »

...varsity launch came to grief again Tuesday afternoon. While she was travelling along under a heavy pressure of steam in order to keep up with the crew, the connecting rod of the low-pressure cylinder broke, knocking off the cylinder head and smashing things generally. This necessitated taking the launch to the dry-dock for repairs. In the evening the engineer started with her for the lower basin, but she became unmanageable and went aground on a mud bank off the Crescent Boat Club house. The skid on the keel stuck in the mud and prevented the tide from floating...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The 'Varsity Launch. | 6/7/1888 | See Source »

First Inning.- Campbell hit safely the first ball pitched just over McBride's head, amid a storm of cheers. In attempting to steal second he was thrown out by Dann. Quackenboss took first on called balls. Knowlton hit a grounder to Stewart, who fumbled it and Knowlton reached first. Willard struck out. Dann tried to catch Knowlton napping on first and Quackenboss went to third. Henshaw closed the inning by hitting a long fly to Hunt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale, 7; Harvard, 1. | 5/21/1888 | See Source »

...were each advanced a base. Then Bates threw to Campbell to catch McConkey off second, Campbell muffed the ball, and Walker scored. Calhoun hit to second, was thrown out at first, and Willard in trying to cut off McConkey on third threw the ball about a foot over Quackenboss' head and McConkey scored. Noyes made a long hit to left which Knowlton caught after a long run. Two runs. Total...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale, 7; Harvard, 1. | 5/21/1888 | See Source »