. Old Boston boys and the games they played . Lovett (Capt.) Jewell Newton Rogers AUine Hawes Joslin Sumner Bradbury. Dennison King Lang Simmons Perkins Rice Lang Appleton LOWELL BASEBALL CLUB AND ROOTERS OLD BOSTON BOYS 185 In the King Phillip match Sumner car-ried off the honors in fielding, the reportof the game describing his play at secondbase as the best he ever made and thebest we recollect ever having seen in thatposition, not even excepting Crane (of thechampion Atlantics). In the Granite match Mort. Rogers madehis first appearance upon the Lowell nine,and proved to be a most valuable
. Old Boston boys and the games they played . Lovett (Capt.) Jewell Newton Rogers AUine Hawes Joslin Sumner Bradbury. Dennison King Lang Simmons Perkins Rice Lang Appleton LOWELL BASEBALL CLUB AND ROOTERS OLD BOSTON BOYS 185 In the King Phillip match Sumner car-ried off the honors in fielding, the reportof the game describing his play at secondbase as the best he ever made and thebest we recollect ever having seen in thatposition, not even excepting Crane (of thechampion Atlantics). In the Granite match Mort. Rogers madehis first appearance upon the Lowell nine,and proved to be a most valuable acquisi-tion to our outfield, he playing centre. In the spring of 1867 the Harvard boys,thinking no doubt that the silver ball wasgrowing dull from too long exposure tothe Boston east winds, and that it neededa change of air, determined to take it afew miles further inland, if possible, and brighten it up a bit, and, incidentally,polish off the Lowells at the same time. Accordingly they sent us an invitationto play a series of match games, best twoout of three, for the championship. Thiswas something new, as he
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