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...placed himself in the front rank of college players. No Harvard player ever made as great a success in his first year as Henshaw did. Choate was catcher on his Freshman nine, and substitute on the University nine last year. He is a good backstop and a fair batter. The other three candidates...
...following are trying for the other infield positions: Wiestling, '87; Coolidge, '87; Loud, 87; Holden, '88; Gallivan, '88; Morgan, '89; Clark, '89; Young, '89; Mumford, '90, and Miller, L. S. Wiestling has played short stop for two years. He is a strong batter, and last season was the best base runner in the college association. He is a swift and accurate thrower, but he is not quite sure on grounders. Coolidge and Lord have played on their class team for three years. Batting has always been their weakest point, but in this they both improved greatly last year. Holden...
Davol, '88 S., played left field last fall. He is an excellent fielder and batter...
...change catcher Young is a very good man. '89 seems extremely fortunate in having two such good men as she has for this important place. Raymond and McKay are also good men who are trying for this position. Hurley is a candidate for change pitcher. He is a strong batter. For first-base there are two candidates, McClellan and Shattuck. Both men are good, McClellan, however, seems to be the better man. Captain Morgan will play second base. He is a good batter in addition to his fielding abilities. Clark is considered the best man for short-stop...
Besides the honor of being on the second nine, there are some advantages worth mentioning. From it, of course, the substitutes for the university nine will be taken. The best batter in it will receive a prize, as we mentioned some time ago, which has been offered by the base-ball association. This will be of no little value and well worth working for. Moreover, class nines are to be organized this spring to contest for a class championship and a pennant. Men who come forward now and try for the second university nine, will be in good trim...