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...nine played the second championship game at Amherst yesterday, and again met with defeat. The game opened with Harvard at the bat. Baker reached first base on called balls, but was caught napping and was thrown out by Harris. Nichols made a hit but was thrown out at second. Smith went out on a fly to Hamlin. Amherst scored two runs in the first inning on hits by Taylor, Hunt and Hamlin, and errors of E. H. Nichols and Allen. Allen made a hit on the second inning, but was left on second. In the second inning Amherst retired...
...game was called at 3 o'clock with Yale at the bat. Hubbard sent a hardliner to right field, which was muffed by Crocker. On this error Hubbard took two bases and went to third while Lovering was assisting Griggs out at first. Hopkins hit to Lovering, who made a sharp throw home to cut off Hubbard, but good base running by Hubbard gave Yale the first run. Hopkins who was thus left at first, stole second, with a narrow margin, went to third on a wild pitch, and came home on Terry's base hit to right field. Terry...
...first game with Yale to go to New Haven Saturday with the nine. Whether a larger crowd of Harvard men would have materially affected the result of the game it is impossible to say, but the fact that the score was so close and that a base hit or two at several points in the game would have given us a good push toward the lead, indicates that an enthusiastic support would have been of the greatest value...
...batting of Harvard was weak. Allen was disabled in the second inning and gave place to Crocker; Keep went to right field. In the sixth inning Nichols retired and Chamberlain took his place at centre field. Lovering played a perfect game at second base, stopping several very hard hit grounders. Smith played a good game on first. Welch and Badger batted well for the Beacons. Following is the score...
This year's nine is not a typical one for Yale. The men are light and youthful, more like an Amherst nine, if we may credit our informants. Unlike the usual Yale nine, the men step to the bat as if expecting to be hit rather than wanting to make a hit. - [Princetonian...