Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...meeting was held on Tuesday evening to decide upon rules and a schedule for the government of the class base ball games. Brown represented the Freshmen, Smith the Seniors and Faulkner the Juniors and Lawrence Brooks acted for Crosby, captain of the sophomores. The rules and schedule s drawn up are appended...
...Harvard played steadily, but after that a large number of errors were made. The professional coaching of their opponents, and the continual shouting of the crowd seemed to rattle the Harvard players, for nearly all the men fumbled badly. Harvard batted finely all through the game, and had the base running been a trifle sharper two or more runs would have been added to the score. The outfielders did not seem to be able to play their positions. They allowed several balls to drop between them with very feeble attempts at a put out. The change of Dean to second...
...make-up of the Exeter nine will probably be as follows: Flagg (captain), catcher; Heffelfinger, 1st base; Trafford, 2d base; Sawyer, 3d base; Soule, short stop; Smith, left field; Day, right field. It is not yet decided who shall pitch. White. of last year's Andover team has left Andover and is trying to enter Exeter. If he gets in he will probably play on the team. At present Day is pitching but his work is not very good...
Mumford '90 played on second base yesterday afternoon...
...Brooks is also a candidate for pitcher. He played at North East Harbor last summer, and seems to have good control of the ball. Mason, who caught last year, is not now in college. E. F. Fitzhugh is a candidate for this position. Peckham, who covered first base last year has left college and A. W. Weld will probably play there. A. B. Nichols, who played third base on his freshman nine, may play again this year. H. W. Corning will probably be in his old place at short-stop, and Crosby, Parker, and Cummings in the outfield...