Word: caged
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Sixteen men were dropped from the Freshman baseball squad yesterday afternoon. The squad is still a very large one, however, and will be reduced by 10 or 12 men before out-door practice begins. The work in the cage, which has consisted, for the most part, in sliding bases and stopping grounders, has been reasonably encouraging. The weakest point in the team at present is first base, where there is a great scarcity of promising men who are physically qualified for the position...
...candidates for the lacrosse team have now been working in the Cage at Soldiers Field and in the Gymnasium for nearly a month. While it is impossible to form any exact estimate of the ability of the men until out-door practice begins, their form was improved materially of late. The number of men trying for the team has been reduced to thirty, of whom eight are experienced players. The Athletic Committee has promised the use of the football grounds on Soldiers Field on the first of April. As the first intercollegiate game, that with Pennsylvania comes...
...work of the University baseball squad continued yesterday as usual. Base-running was given careful attention, and Hamilton of the Boston team, who is to coach the Varsity in that department, was present for the first time W. Breckinridge, the professional, was in the cage assisting in the coaching. Practice in sliding bases will be begun as soon as the condition of the ground permits...
Fort-two me reported for the first Freshman baseball practice and were given a little light work in the cage...
...candidates for the Freshman baseball team are requested to report in the Cage today at 4.30 dressed to play...