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 lamented Bayne in the box against Yale's crack pitcher Carter, the Yales had to submit to defeat by 11 to 6, the attendance being the largest seen at any March game ever played in Philadelphia.

On March 31st, the Columbia College nine—previously indifferent to continued defeat—gave themselves a surprise party by defeating the Swarthmore nine, at Baltimore, by 9 to 4. The same day the Yale nine played in Washington, and gave the Y. M. C. A.'s nine of that city a defeat by 13 to 8.

THE APRIL CAMPAIGN.

On April 1st—All Fools' Day—the Columbia College nine were the guests of the Naval Academy nine, at Annapolis, Md., the cadets polishing the visitors off to the tune of 8 to 2. The same day the Harvards had the Andover nine to fool with at Cambridge, and they did it to the tune of 12 to 0, the "cyclone" college pitcher, Highlands, being in the box against Greenway.

It was on April 1st, too, that a noteworthy contest took place on the ball field, at Richmond, Va., which brought out a crowd of society people of that city to see the visiting Yale nine play against the crack team of the Old Dominion, the Virginia University nine, from Charlottesville, the Yales taking their southern rivals into camp to the tune of 14 to 6. The game was closely contested up to the 5th innings. It was greatly enjoyed by the city's fashionables, the turnout of Richmond belles on the occasion being exceptional. The college nine of Yale can always expect a hearty welcome in Richmond. The same day the "Pensys," flushed with victories over amateurs in general, and with their defeat of Yale in particular, thought they would try Harry Wright's professionals, but the result was defeat for the Pennsylvania University nine by 15 to 6. In this game the collegians had to face Keefe's and Sharrott's pitching, Reese occupying the box for the collegians.

On April 3d Harvard placed Highlands in the box against the Mathews nine at Cambridge, and the home team won by 11 to 1. The same day the Yale nine met their Virginia University friends at Charlottesville, and they took the Virginians into camp again, this time by 11 to 4. The Phillies, too, on April 3d, had another game with the "Pensys," Taylor pitching against Boswell, and the professionals won by 9 to 3. At Washington the same date, the professional team of the city played the Swarthmore College nine and won by 25 to 5.

On April 4th the New York "Giants" had the Columbia College nine as visitors at their opening game, the profes