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Your letter came to hand a few days ago, and I have delayed answering it much
longer than I ought to have done, but I think I can clear myself if you will
only listen to reason. One reason is that I have to study so hard that I don't
have time in the week, and another is that I thought you would like to hear from
the base ball match game, which came off Yesterday (Saturday the 7th Sept).
I will endeavor to give you a brief account of the game. The game was fought with
the
Our club (ie first-nine) fell in rank with bats on the shoulder and march out to
meet our opponents where we found them waiting. We then marched out on the
field, side by side, where the Captains tossed for the inns. and our Captain got
the inns. The first man to the was
The sum total of the (
I made the best score on either side.