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...game opened with the visitors in the field. Thayer showed excellent judgment in waiting for good balls, but failing to get them he took first on called balls. He successfully stole second and went to third on Carter's wild throw. His dives into second and third were marvellous and amusing. Tyng then commenced his series of hard hits by a beauty to the left, on which Thayer scored. Ernst hit safe to right, and Tyng scored. Two runs to begin with, which were loudly cheered. To Yale the first three innings yielded no returns, no man reaching first base...
...pretty base hit to centre, and, assisted by good running and hits by Tyng and Tower, got in his run. For Yale, Bigelow struck out; then Clark struck a hot one down by Leeds, who stopped it beautifully, but threw too quickly, and by his excusable error Clark got second. Later a passed ball gave him his run, which proved the first and last of Yale's accomplishments. In the sixth Leeds struck out, but Wright and Latham got their bases on good hits, and scored on bad errors by Clark. Sawyer got first on Clark's error; Thayer...
...eighth Latham got first and second on Clark's wild throw; Sawyer was out on a "tick and a catch"; Thayer hit safe to left, and Latham, aided by his superb running and Brown's poor throw, scored another run. Tyng then swung the black walnut for another safe hit and brought in Thayer. Downer's good base hit over second was of no avail, as he was soon left. Ernst began the ninth inning by a safe hit over second, but was forced out by Leeds's poor hit to Clark. Errors by Downer and Williams gave Latham first...
...Phillips Academy six-oared boat-race against time, over the one-mile course at Exeter, the following time was made: First race, 7 m. 5s.; second, 7 m. 15 s.; third...
...regards prizes, although the financial success of the day will, in great measure, determine their value, yet they will, in any case, surpass in quality and workmanship anything of the kind presented outside the field of college athletics. The Committee intend to award solid gold badges to First and Second places, and in every case the prize alone will be well worth the contest. The entry-book is now ready, and in the hands of Mr. H. L. GEYELIN, of the University of Pennsylvania, and already the names of prominent athletes appear on his lists. The Committee are preparing...