Word: box
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...There is, however, a general confidence that the other big games will have a very different result from that of the first Princeton game. The team went to pieces on Saturday in a manner which is unaccountable, unless it is to be ascribed to Fearey's failure in the box. Who will pitch in the coming game is not yet determined, but it seems probable that both Captain Greenway and Hall will be put in, and possibly Stickney of the Freshman team. On the whole there is a feeling of hope about the nine, though the University is waiting before...
...game was characterized by the heavy hitting of both teams and the weakness of Yale in the box, during the first five innings. Through Fearey's weakness, Princeton scored steadily, Greenway was put into the box in the last part of the game and proved very effective, giving but one base on balls and allowing only one run. Yale was unable to score until the seventh inning. In the sighth inning, however, by heavy batting, she made six of her seven runs. The score by innings follows...
...were played before some of the regular team were allowed to play on account of their studies. The nine has been somewhat handicapped by a lack of pitchers, and it was necessary in several of the games for one of the outfielders to pitch. J. Galbraith was in the box for eleven games, eight of which...
...from a lame arm during the last few days, Hayes from a lame side and hip, while Morse has had a fever and will probably be unable to play any more this season. Although the pitchers are beginning to get into shape again there is still weakness in the box to increase Brown's chances...
...office has many advantages over the old one. It has an arrangement by which a letter, when dropped into the special delivery box, rings an electric bell. This obviates the old danger of letters lying uncollected for several hours. Woburn and Cambridge are now the only two post offices in the country which have this arrangement...