Word: batting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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During the recess the Freshman baseball squad held practice on Soldiers Field daily. Improvement has been made both at bat and in the field. The work of the pitchers is encouraging, but the catchers are still weak in throwing...
McCall at second base again played a good game, securing three hits and making no errors. Simons showed more confidence than in the Vermont game, but was decidedly weak at the bat. Burr was steady in his new position at first base, but had little chance to prove his ability in the outfield. Pounds made the first hit for Harvard, but in the next two times at bat struck out twice, and was replaced by Currier. Dexter was unreliable in the field and at bat, and was replaced by Smith in the seventh inning. Stephenson and Leonard played their usual...
...eighth inning neither side was able to gain any decided lead, errors and hits being equally numerous and scattered. When Harvard came to the bat in the first half of the eighth inning the score stood 4 to 3 in her favor, and it was already too dark to permit of accurate work by the infield. Hellmann was thrown out at first, but McCarty secured first on Peck's error at centre field. Dexter then singled, advancing McCarty one base. The latter reached third on a passed ball by Kibbey, and scored on Castle's single. Dexter...
...University baseball squad has made rapid progress in the indoor practice of the past week. The work has been more detailed than heretofore, the men receiving secret instruction in base running. At the bat the work has been only fairly satisfactory, as many of the best hitters have shown a falling off in their work, due partly to the improved form of the battery candidates. In bunting, however, there has been a decided improvement, as Coach Coburn has given special instruction in drawing the ball to the ground. In fielding grounders and passing to first base the squad...
...enthusiastic mass meeting was held last evening in the Union to practice the cheers and songs for the game with Yale this afternoon. A short form of the regular cheer was tried with great success and will be used in cheering the men as they come to bat this afternoon. In this cheer the "Harvard" are pronounced as one syllable and the cheer is given much faster than the regular one. Several speeches were made, and R. Oveson '05 introduced the speakers...