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...failing to get in front of the ball properly. In throwing to bases improvement has been shown both in speed and accuracy. The work of the catchers is careless and very unsatisfactory. Although they hold the ball fairly well, they are slow in stepping out from behind the batter on a throw to bases. A number of the pitchers have developed excellent speed but have not as yet gained good control. The batting of the whole squad has fallen off, owing to a tendency to offer at bad balls and to strike too hard...
...hits were made against through thirteen hits were made against a pitcher of no more than ordinary ability, six of them resulting in eight of the nine runs, the batting cannot yet be called satisfactory, for in three innings, with two out and a man on third base, the batter failed to advance the runner. Bunting, too, was deplorably weak. The fielding was fast, with the exception of two inexcusable fumbles of grounders by Carr, and the muff of an easy outfield fly by H. Kernan. Coburn showed great unsteadiness in his pitching, letting up noticeably after the first inning...
...shortstop, W. C. Matthews '05 is a strong fielder and fair batter, though ineffective in bunting. T. F. Murphy '04 bats poorly, but fields well...
...first base, C. W. Randall '05, though weak on low balls, shows a general improvement in his fielding, and has improved also at the bat. E. Fischel '04 is a fair batter, but is slow at fielding. J. D. Clark '03 fields well, but is very weak in batting...
...struck out fifteen men. At the bat, out of a total of six turns, he made one home run, two singles, one sacrifice hit, and drew two bases on balls. Carr made one of Harvard's two errors by a wild throw over first base, which allowed the batter to reach third. He failed, however, to make a hit, being unable to time the slow ball. Clarkson accepted his one chance in centre field and made one two base hit and two singles and drew one base on balls. Randall made three hits, including a home...