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...ordered. The welding on the out-riggers is very imperfectly done, and it is not yet settled whether the wooden thole-pins will be used or not. The crews in England still use the pins in preference to the swivel rowlocks they have tried. The boat sets by the head a little in her present condition.- Globe...
...work to prevent "a beautiful sport from being ruined." The writer of the article was either utterly ignorant of the facts of the game or else maliciously misstated them. The game was a gentlemanly one throughout and no "slugging" whatever occurred. Hale was accidently hit on the head, but his injury was so slight that he finished the game without feeling any inconvenience from it. The New Yorks won the game entirely by means of their superior, skillful play. Their treatment of our team was everything that could be desired and we were much surprised at the editorial...
...such exhibitions of it as that given yesterday by the New York Club in its game with Harvard, the sport must cease to be regarded with favor. Hale, the inside home, from Cambridge, who most effectively checked the play of the New York men, was brutally struck over the head by an opponent and was carried bleeding from the field. It is an unfortunate coincidence that up to that time the New York Club was getting the worst of it. Hale, being nearly killed, the home players won. It is high time that this kind of a thing was stopped...
...fifth inning neither side scored and the game was mostly a pitchers' contest. In the fifth Talbot reached first on a muffed third strike, got second on a wild throw by Thayer, and came home when Palmer threw way over centre fielder's head. Austin scored for '88 in the sixth on errors by short stop and passed balls, and the eighth inning left '88 way in the lead...
...second by Morgan striking out. Price went out at first. On a fumble by Wiestling, Ford took first. A muff of Mumford's gave Evans a base, sending Ford to second. Duffield went out at first. After having struck wild at the ball twice Mercur hit over Bingham's head for three bases sending in two runs, Wagenhurst ended the inning and game by flying out to left...