Word: catcher
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Hubbard, the Yale catcher of 1883 has caught for the Staten Island, Cottage City, Westfields, Company K. of Hartford, and the Athletic Clubs this summer...
...players of this year, with possibly a single exception, will be in college next year, and there is every ground for encouragement. The play of the men individually, without exception, has been good. Allen, who has filled the positions of pitcher and catcher, did himself great credit in both positions. His catching, in particular, has been remarkable, and he is without question as fine a catcher as there is in the college base-ball arena, with the possible exception of Hubbard, who has had the benefit of three year's practice. His pitching has at times been very effective...
Nichols, who has alternated with Allen in each position, has shown up remarkably well in both. As catcher there is little to choose between him and Allen, although Allen is a little quicker in throwing to bases. As pitcher he has shown great and excellent control of the ball. The fielding of both Allen and Nichols in pitcher's position has been all that could be wished for. At the bat both men have worked with a will, and have showed steady improvement. Much is to be hoped for from the two men next year...
...Newtons by bunching their hits in opportune places. The features of the game were the pitching of Fish, the right field play of Lovering and the beautiful stop of a hot ball off Hackett's bat in the seventh inning by Baker. Bowen, the catcher of the Newtons, split his hand in the sixth inning and his place was taken by Daniels, whose play was an improvement over that of his predecessor. In the second inning, while trying to steal second, Nichols turned his ankle and was obliged to stop play. Crocker went behind the bat and Keep took Crocker...
Hubbard, the Yale catcher, made his first error of the season in the game with Princeton, Wednesday...