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...Dean Swift...
...Dean Swift...
After reading "Madame Savarra," one involuntarily smiles. It is a peculiar thing, original enough, it is true, but by no means remarkable. The sketch which follows it, "The Race is not always to the Swift" is, 'o our way of thinking, the best contribution to the number. The story is well told working up to a good climax; the oaths are effective and our "pastry - faced" friend, "Algernon. Fitz-Jones" turns out a man. There is a liveliness and swing in the description of the race which is very attractive...
Bates and Cobb was the battery for the first six innings and played a very strong game. The change from Bates' slow drop to Highlands' swift left-handed curves proved a complete puzzle to the Holyokes...
...difficult, and pounding Young right and left. Corbett had little to do in right field, but he made a hit which completely stunned Young as well as the rest of the Princeton nine. In the infield Cook played magnificently. All of his chances were on balls that were unusually swift and difficult to manage, and his throwing was perfect. Frothingham had some hard balls to handle, but played steadily and with much judgment. Under the circumstances surrounded as he was by a hooting, howling mob of men, Mason did as well as could be expected...