Word: behind
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Behind the bat, Williams, Trenchard and Titus are the candidates, with the odds in favor of Williams; but should Trenchard's arm, which was injured two years ago, grow stronger, it will be a nip and tuck race. Both men are in poor form and show a woful lack of snap; they need to bestir themselves in order to compare favorably with the other college catchers. In the pitching department there is a wealth of material. Bradley, providing his arm holds out, will do most of the pitching in the championship games. Altman will be called in should Bradley...
...first base Otto has been behind his last year's form, his fielding and batting being very streaky. Cochran, the football player, is the substitute for this position. After a great deal of experimenting Dougal Ward has been brought in from the out-field and placed on second base. This is an excellent move on Captain Brook's part; for Ward, though not a speedy man, is at all times perfectly cool and collected, which will help materially in steadying the infield...
Both crews turned about and being joined by the junior crew, all three crews got away pretty well together. '97 were well fagged out by their first race and were soon left behind. The '96 crew continued to hold a lead of a length over the 'varsity until the last half mile of the two mile course when the juniors went to pieces and the 'varsity crew nearly passed them. Both crews rowed a fairly slow stroke - not more than 34 to the minute...
Permit me to add that a gentleman, whether he be "A Graduate" or not, ought not to shoot from behind a hedge. In other words, he should sign his name to a personal attack...
...made a strong bid this afternoon for the Freedman cup, and although they failed to equal Yale's record, yet they played a game that was good to look upon. Brown has an excellent pitcher in White, who held New York down to 11 hits. White was well supported behind the bat by Dunn, the champion hand-ball player of Brooklyn...