Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Stroke-Shows lack of life and snap. Should shoot quicker. Should get a harder catch and come back on it better with head and shoulders...
...Swings back too far. Must keep legs under him and not let them flop about...
...Doesn't sit up to it. Rows too much with arms and doesn't get enough reach. Swings too far back and slumps at the finish...
There are quite a number of good players in college who are not practicing yet. Among these may be mentioned "Billy" Bull, full-back on the eleven last fall, who is as skillful a fielder as kicker. He played left field on his freshman team, and was one of the few good men on the '89 nine; McMillan, '89; Daval, Greer and G. Mason, '88, S., have all had more or less experience in college games and are fair players...
...Should get more reach. Should be more deliberate. Should come back on it harder...