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Dates: during 1900-1909
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McGirr also throws well, but he is rather short and lacking in alertness. In coaching the pitchers, he is better than Parker; but he does not show enough earnestness...
Hamlin is extremely conscientious and has been improving very rapidly. He is still slow in getting off his throw, but his batting is better than before vacation...
...first base Battelle fields his position better than Skilton, the other candidate for the position, and throws well but he does not coach the men enough. Both first basemen bat well. Skilton at first is inclined to take things too easily. He is also a candidate for second base, and at present seems the most promising candidate for the position...
John Caffrey, a Canadian, won the B. A. A. Marathon race of twenty-five miles last Friday, in 2 hrs., 29 min., 23 3-5 sec., 10 min., 21 4-5 sec. better than the record he made last year...
...mile strong. In the half-mile, Applegate has not yet come up to his last year's form, and at present is inferior to Boynton, Swan and Behr. H. B. Clark has twice run the mile in 4.36 under adverse conditions. He finishes strongly and will probably do even better work as soon as the weather becomes warmer. Waller, Knowles and White are also doing encouraging work in the mile. In the two-mile Foote is in the best condition and is running well. Richardson and Mills and F. C. Williams are the next best men. The hurdle races have...