Word: backstop
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...whole the catchers are not as promising a lot of men as the pitchers. Morton '96, who was a substitute on the 'varsity last year, is a good backstop and a fair batter, but his throwing is poor...
Rogers '98 is a good backstop, but is rather too slight for heavy work. This is also the trouble with Pote. Pote formerly played on Somerville High and Rogers on Roxbury Latin...
...freshman game at New Haven yesterday, the Yale nine won through heavier hitting and Harvard's weak backstop work. Scott's poor catching was due to a blow on the head from a bat. Harvard's only run came in the fifth inning. Murphy threw wildly to first and Garrison reached home before the ball could be recovered. The score by innings...
...when three men ran for a fly and no one touched it, and again when Hapgood ran into Paine. The noise which the "Tech" supporters made may however, have prevented the men from hearing the voice of the field captain. The encouraging features of Harvard's work were the backstop work of Scannell and the batting of Winslow. A game will be arranged with some strong team for tomorrow afternoon and as already announced the nine will play the graduates on Thursday...
...Carter, '95 (age 18), catcher, made a creditable record in the Staten Island Athletic Club Nine last year. He makes a good pitcher or first base man, but his chief strength is as an unerring backstop. He is a speedy thrower to second base...