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With the exception of the breeze which was strong enough to mutually keep down the records in the runs, the weather in New York on Saturday could hardly have been better for the sports. The track was in very fair condition and the arrangements were in many ways better than last year's. The attendance was good and the interest in the events was intense...
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...this time the game was close and the result uncertain; but in the fourth inning Harvard dispelled all doubts as to the result of the game by piling up five runs. Crocker and Beaman first went out. Crocker, Gunderson to Doron; Beaman on a strike out. Keep knocked to Gunderson, but Gunderson's throw was muffed by Doron, and Keep got his base, and went to third directly after on a wild pitch. Coolidge was given his base on balls, and went to second. Baker sent a high fly over left field's head, knocking home Keep and Coolidge...
...ball and Coolidge's base-hit. In the sixth Lovering hit safe to centre, and Nichols knocked him home with another three-bagger, giving Harvard her first earned run. A wild throw by centre field let Nichols reach home on his hit. Harvard earned three runs in the seventh. Keep reached first on Shedd's fumble, and stole second. Coolidge sent him to third on a safe hit, and then went to second himself. Baker sent both home on a hit, and came in himself on Lovering's three-baser. Lovering came in on a base-hit by Nichols...
Harvard played a very strong game, both at the bat and in the field. The best batting was done by Nichols, Lovering and Baker. Good base-running was done by Keep, Lovering, Baker and Coolidge. Most of Harvard's work in the field was done by Allen and Nichols, both of whom played a beautiful game. Gunderson and Greene also did most of the work for Brown, both at the bat and in the field. A remarkable feature of the game was that Doron, Brown's first baseman, should have had but four chances, and only two put outs...