Word: batted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Conlon '22 of Winchester, stellar shortstop on the University nine last season has been awarded the Dana J. P. Wingate Cup, to be held for one year, for showing the best all-round ability on the diamond last season. The Barrett Wendell Jr. trophy bat has been given to E. C. Lincoln '22 of Hingham for the strongest performance on the offense. The awards are subject to the approval of the Athletic Committee...
...Barrett Wendell Jr. trophy is awarded on a point system; and Lincoln, with a total of 75 points, was first. Safe arrivals at first base, sacrifice hits, stolen bases and runs scored each count one point towards the bat. Conlon trailed Lincoln with 71 points, closely followed by Emmons, who registered...
...spite of hits by Conlon and Jones, hard luck spoiled the Crimson's chances in their time at bat. And in the second inning Yale kept on going. After Diamond had struck out. Parsons made a hit to left and Peters sent a sale one between Emmons and Jones on which Parsons went to third. The double steal was worked and Parsons slipped into home with the second...
...other side of the inner cordon, Yale will use two hard-hitting catchers, Holmes and Aldrich, at third and short, respectively. Lincoln and Conlon, the University players, are the neater fielders, but will have to bat above their present speed to compare favorably with their Yale rivals. Aldrich especially is a powerful hitter, and, though awkward in the field, is equipped with a remarkably strong arm. Since Holmes is not so blessed and cannot equal Lincoln in the field, it is expected that the University third sacker will surpass his opponent if he maintains his present stride in hitting...
...chief feature of the game was a long fly by Amory Houghton '21. At least it is claimed that it was a fly, although some maintain that it was only a mosquito and fouled off the bat and was lost in the long grass behind the catcher, Robb Sagendorph '22, who was prevented from seeing where it went by a playful trick of the manager, who tripped him up as he turned to look. Houghton, however, swears that it was a long fly and went into the river. The ball did not float, so there is no means of verifying...