Word: batsmen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Although hampered somewhat by superfluous. Lampoon infielders the CRIMSON batsmen had more than half a century of uninterrupted victories to live up to and went right out in the first inning to put the game on ice. After that if there were any signs of cracking they must all be chalked up to the Lampoon's account. The CRIMSON held its own with never a waver...
...While little can be gleaned from the record of the Lampoon ball tossers so far this season the Mt. Auburn St. Aggregation is reputedly of unusual strength. The power of the CRIMSON nine has been amply demonstrated by its well earned mental and moral victory over the strong Princetonian batsmen last Saturday. The journalist ball players have enjoyed a complete rest from their bruising encounter on the New Jersey turf and are eagerly anticipating this afternoon's fracas with their time-honored rivals...
When Purple batsmen are projecting the notorious horsehide through the ozone and depositing it in the wide open spaces which are uninhabitated by hostile fielders, while the Purple mounds-man is catapulting the pellet by the opposing club-wielders, it is not difficult to recline on the seats with one eye on the field and the other on the further section of the grandstand and retain one's composure or peace of mind. But it is extremely difficult to retain the aforesaid state when the enemy is desecrating the final station with foreign spikes while the local representatives...
...University players whom Coach F. G. Mitchell is sending onto the field today were on the diamond in the opening encounter last year against the Terriers. The Crimson players won the clash by a seven to three score when J. N. Barbee '28 held the B. U. batsmen to four hits in eight innings. Barbee is indicated as a likely starter on the mound in this afternoon's tilt, though F. B. Cutts '28 and Willard Howard '28 are two other possible starters...
...face Captain Isadore Zarakov '27 and his followers in the contest today. Robinson has enjoyed a phenominal season to date. Of the 14 games won by the Nash-coached aggregation, the stellar boxman has turned in 11 triumphs, and only once has he fallen before the onslaught of opposing batsmen...