Word: cage
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Varsity and Freshman baseball squads have been going through the usual routine of cage work now for some time. Fielding grounders, sliding bases, and practicing starts constitute the bulk of the work which usually terminates with a run and light gymnastic exercises...
...bulk of the work will begin upon the completion of the new cage, when a larger building and more spacious accommodations for fielding and batting will give a better opportunity for more effective training...
...consisted mainly of developing form and control. Until the last few days, in fact, the men had been confined strictly to pitching straight balls. From now on, however, most of the time will be devoted to curves and in pitching to a batter. The limited space of the cage will, however, prevent any extended line of work in this direction, so that the harder and more practical training will come upon the completion of the new cage on Soldiers Field...
...scarcely to be expected. No real hard work has been done yet, but in the course of a few days, the men will get down to the more severe work of base running and sliding. At present the practice consists merely of light drills, field work in the cage and starting. A short run usually terminates the day's work...
...have come out to try for the team, of whom seven have handled a bat before, either at St. Paul's School or near Philadelphia, from where almost all of the cricket material comes. The new men have been working daily from 11 to 1 in the cage of the Gymnasium, and most of them have by this time mastered the preliminary strokes and are beginning to hit the ball with more freedom and confidence...