Word: balle
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Eleven more men came out for the football practice yesterday. In addition to practicing starts and falling on the ball, each man was required to catch several punts and run with the ball...
...whole the playing was sharp and clean although the batting possibly was not quite what it should have been. On third, Bergen made one good stop, and at second Fincke, for the Freshmen, covered his territory in good style. Robinson at third also handled the ball well, besides getting two of the Freshmen's three hits. For their first real game of the season, even though in practice, the Freshmen may be said to have shown excellent form. Their fielding was clean and sure and they batted remarkably well for a Freshman team at this time of year. Several long...
Sixteen men came out yesterday afternoon for the spring football practice. The work was very light, consisting of falling on the ball and starting. Captain Dibblee and F. D. Cochrane '99 coached the candidates in the preliminary practice, which was followed by a short run. Coach Forbes was also present, but merely watched the work...
...stop-Laughlin, Pote, McVey, Galbraith, Beardsell and Stevens. At second Chandler seems to be a better man than at short, which is his old position. He is a good hitter and fielder but is nervous and easily overtrained. Holt is an erratic batter and is inclined to fight the ball in fielding. The other candidates for this position are practically new men whose abilities can hardly be estimated at this time in the season...
...third, Litchfield, last year's substitute third baseman on the 'Varsity is the most promising candidate. He is a good fielder but only fair at the bat. Bergen, a Medical School man, is a hard hitter, but fields awkwardly and is slow in handling thrown balls. Clark, a Freshman and captain of the Groton School team last year, has proved himself a good batter and steady fielder. He is nevertheless very slow in getting the ball...