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Word: bases (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...unusual strength. Among the infield candidates are several very fast and sure men: Barnwell and Cote, who will fill two of the outfield positions, are both excellent players. The battery candidates are promising, though for the most part comparatively inexperienced. Professional coaching has been directed almost exclusively to base running and batting and the Wesleyan game showed a marked improvement along these lines...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News of the Week at Yale. | 3/30/1903 | See Source »

...rainy weather yesterday prevented outdoor baseball work, the University squad had long practice in the cage. B. Wendell '02 and Chesbro were the only coaches present. Following the batting work, which consisted entirely of bunting practice, the men were drilled in handling ground balls, and in base-running. The men played with much spirit, but showed little development in speed or technique...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Indoor Baseball Work. | 3/25/1903 | See Source »

...Freshman practice included batting work at the nets, and a scrub game in which nearly the whole squad was tried out. The batting was very poor, which the fielding and base-running were marred by a general tendency of the men to become confused...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Encouraging Baseball Work. | 3/21/1903 | See Source »

...were more or less successful in acquiring the form which the coaches have been teaching them. Moreover, both the out fielding and in fielding were for the most part fast and spirited, the throwing being generally well expected. Perhaps the most discouraging feature of the work was the base-running in which the most elementary points were repeatedly disregarded...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Encouraging Baseball Work. | 3/21/1903 | See Source »

...ball and hitting while in a cramped position. The pitchers, coached by Chesbro, were given practice for the first time in throwing curves to the candidates in batting practice. In the fielding, the men were given the usual work in stopping grounders and scooping the ball to second base. This work was marred by poor judgment in regard to speed and distance. Practice in running players down between bases followed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Baseball Practice Yesterday. | 3/3/1903 | See Source »

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