Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . Hovey, Dilts and , Meader went into right-field and White played outfield was Rose, Green and Waterman. Therewas one play that Meader used to make, i. e., to go far fora ground ball and field it to the pitcher, covering first;that he made more times in a few college games than Isaw it made in a hundred professional games. It was this nine with Winslow and myself catching andpitching that repaid Harvard for the many defeats wehad suffered at her hands. In our first game with Har-vard, I think the firs
Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . Hovey, Dilts and , Meader went into right-field and White played outfield was Rose, Green and Waterman. Therewas one play that Meader used to make, i. e., to go far fora ground ball and field it to the pitcher, covering first;that he made more times in a few college games than Isaw it made in a hundred professional games. It was this nine with Winslow and myself catching andpitching that repaid Harvard for the many defeats wehad suffered at her hands. In our first game with Har-vard, I think the first game of the season, we beat themso badly that for the next game they secured Ernst andTyng—a battery that had played Harvard games for sixor seven years, and Wright, their ancient first baseman 364 Memories of Brown We were too much for them, however, in every batted harder and stole bases on Tyng in a way thatsurprised him. We won the game and then the cry was If we can only get a game from Yale. Yale had al-ready won a game from us, 2-0. We lost the game on a. University Baseball Team, 1879Intercollegiate Champions single wild throw by myself. This final game with Yalethat gave possession of the championship was the mostexciting game I ever saw. When Yale went to bat inthe ninth inning, the score stood 3-2 against them. Bythe time two men were out they had the bases full. The Memories of Brown 365 game literally turned on one ball pitched, for the nextbatter waited till he had two strikes and eight balls. Thegrandstand was as still as death. Numbers of fellowshad gone behind the grandstand unable to watch thegame. When the last ball was struck at and caught bythe catcher—well—I cant tell you my feelings. I re-member having Professor Lincoln shake my hand, andwondering if the other fellows found it as uncomfortableto be hoisted up on shoulders as I did. J. Lee Richmond^ 1880.
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