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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...condition of that part of the gymnasium known as the cage. The only fielding practice that candidates for the freshman nine can get there is in trying to stop seven or eight grounders every afternoon. This practice amounts to very little at any rate and is reduced to almost nothing by the condition of the ground. In five cases out of ten the ball does not bound within three feet of where it is expected. It ought not to require a great amount of work to keep the ground in at least decent condition. If it were looked after once...
...candidates for the Princeton nine have been at work in the gymnasium for about a month, under the direction of Superintendent Turner. Their work has consisted almost entirely of light dumbbell and chest-weight exercises. Capt. Young expect to get the men to work in the cage next week, where practice more especially adapted to base ball training...
...Bussey institution had a surplus of nearly $3,000 last year and there is now a disposable balance of almost $12,000. The number of students comparatively speaking is small, though last year the number was unusually large for the institution...
...Launch is in very good repair as regards her machinery, but her hull is weak, and she leaks badly, and she cannot keep up with the crew. She will do for the Charles River work for a few years, but a new launch for New London is almost a necessity...
About twenty candidates for the university nine came out on Jarvis yesterday afternoon, in response to Captain Frothingham's notice. The men were nearly all new and most of them have played on some of the interscholastic teams. The work was almost entirely confined to fielding and batting from the nets, and was not very satisfactory owing to the bad weather. The men will continue to practice on Jarvis whenever the weather permits. In addition the men will spend part of the time in the cage, sliding bases...