Word: battering
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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From the above list it will be seen that four of the men who played against Harvard last year are not this year trying for the team, Woodcock, the famous pitcher and batter, Mendenhall, l.f., Messer, r.f., McDonald...
...good man cannot be found, he will probably have to take the place again. At second base Case may possibly play. He pitched considerably last year, but finally ended the season by playing left field on the 'varsity. He was not an ideal outfielder; but he is a good batter, and as he has had some experience on second he may be transferred there. Beall who played short stop in one of the Princeton games is also a candidate for the the position...
...team they play against. They defeated Brown recently without much difficulty, and have beaten several other strong college teams. Stafford, who is pitching for the nine, is an exprofessional, having pitched for the Worcester team for two or three seasons. Besides being a good pitcher he is a heavy batter; two years ago in the games between Worcester and Harvard his batting was the feature of the games. O'Neil, the first baseman, is another player who has made a reputation for himself. Captain Anson, of the Chicago team, thinks that O'Neil is one of the coming players...
...next inning Pearson hit safely to right. The next batter made a scratch hit between Bates and Cobb. Bates threw the ball wild to Trafford and Pearson got to third. He came in on Kelley's sacrifice...
...field in the fourth inning. If the ball had not struck the willow, the hit would surely have netted four bases. This, with Dean's triple, were Harvard's only safe hits. A line catch by Trafford was also noteworthy. With three men on bases in the fourth the batter drove a high line ball which Trafford jumped and got. In the eighth with one man out and a man on second and third Cook caught a hot liner and made the double at third unassisted...