Word: caged
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...LEIGHTON, Bus. Man.EVERY candidate for the cricket team is requested to send in his name to the manager before Friday, together with a list of the hours in the morning during which he can practice in the cage...
...work and recreation has been checked for the past few days by the heavy snow storm, which has rendered it almost impossible to get about even on the Campus. All outside communication was cut off and a large proportion of the lectures and recitations were omitted. The base-ball cage was filled with snow, so that the candidates for the nine were unable to practice. The universal amusement has been snow-balling, much to the distaste of tutors and "cops." The various crews will begin rowing on the harbor again as soon as the weather permits. Owing to the very...
...Freshman base ball candidates at Yale practice base running and sliding in the cage from 5.30 to 6 o'clock, and are coached by some member of the University team...
...with the exception of Cap tain Riggs, '87, and the team will probably be the same as last year, with the additional experience of one year's play. In base-ball our prospects seem to be fairly good, and Captain Wagehurst has his men hard at work in the cage daily. There are three batteries at work, and Boynson of the Athletics, is coaching them daily. Mercur, '88, and King, '89, will probably be pitchers, but it is impossible to predict who will catch, though Ames, '90, and Brownlee, '89, are showing up in good form...
Candidates for the freshman nine at Yale are in training under the supervision of the members of the University nine. They are coached daily in base-running and sliding. No practice in batting is given on account of the poor light in the cage. At the rink, a building near the colleges, practice in passing and the work of the batteries is carried on. No men have been dropped as yet, but the number will be reduced in a few days. There is great interest displayed by the different candidates and some remarkable ability has been developed. The battery...