Word: bats
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...which it is capable. Taking all things into consideration, the nine has done well. When the prospects at the beginning of the year are remembered, the result is a relief rather than a disappointment. All hope is not lost by any means. The men were not weak at the bat ad in the field they made less errors than Princeton...
Harvard defeated Dartmouth at Hanover Saturday in an interesting game. Although Harvard made but six hits, the men hit the ball harder than the score shows. Whittemore played a strong game, getting a single and a double at the bat and making two star plays in the field. One was a running catch almost in the left fielder's territory, the othor a left handed catch of a hot liner in the fifth inning. Hayes made good throws to the plate in the seventh and and eighth innings...
...varsity played good ball yesterday and won from the graduate team, 5 to 1. Ames was tried in the box and did very well. Winslow at third accepted all his chances besides getting two hits. McCarthy showed good judgment, both in the field and at the bat, and Paine and Whittemore did some good hitting. Altogether the showing of the nine was very encouraging...
...Princetonian has the following criticism of the Princeton baseball men: Trenchard has shown a marked improvement in batting, while his work behind the bat has been very encouraging. Williams the other candidate for catcher is a good back-stop, throws hard and accurately, but so far has been weak at the bat. The pitchers are Forsyth, Altman, Bradley and Hitzrot. They all have speed and fairly good control. Bradley has been playing well in the field, but has not pitched any owing to a lame arm. The showing made by the others has been about equal. Otto, the first baseman...
...first and second nines played their first practice game of the season Saturday afternoon and, although the former easily defeated their opponents, their general play was only mediocre. On account of the extreme weakness of the second nine at the bat, the first team had comparatively little opportunity to show their ability in fielding. Of the infield, the work of Cook and Whittemore was sharp and clean. Stevenson was weak in throwing. Dickinson accepted all his chances. Highlands pitched the first part of the game and showed better command than in the previous practice. O'Malley supported him well until...