Word: catchers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...tried their hand at it. Bingham is of short, stocky build, throws a very swift ball with sharp curves, and seems to possess a cool head. Litchfield, '89, is a brother of Litchfield, '87. He is a very good all-around player and will develope into an excellent catcher. Weed, '86, was away from college last year and has played ball but little in college. He, however, has the making of a good player. The other candidates are known to the college and need no special mention. The base-ball management will have no lack of material from which...
There were several casulties in the game yesterday, Allen was struck in the throat by a foul tip; Taylor, catcher for Princeton, received a painful injury to one of his fingers; and Blossom was spiked in the hand by Smith at third...
...witness the final Princeton-Harvard championship game. Fully 300 of the spectators were ladies, while on the seats in the rear of the backstop sat Sutton and several other players of the Bostons. Princeton was obliged to put Edwards in the pitcher's box, while Taylor, the freshman catcher, played behind the plate. Bickham, who is suffering from a lame arm, was present as a substitute, and was called into the field in the last half of the fifth inning, owing to an injury received by Blossom...
...second inning, Smith got his base on balls, took second on a passed ball, third on a wild throw by catcher. Wiestling went out on a foul tip, Smith came home on a hit by Edgerly, who stole second, and went to third on a wild throw by atcher. Winslow went out short-stop to first base, and Edgerly was put out while trying to come home on a passed ball. For Dartmouth, Quackenboss struck out; Chellis out at first, assist by pitcher; Seruton made a base hit, stole second, but was put out while trying to steal third. Score...
...wretched, and the play in this respect must be improved before any more games are played. The best batting was done by Tilden and Allen, and the finest fielding by McCarthy. It the seventh innin, Johnson injured his hand, and his place was taken by Artz, the regular catcher. A catch by Weeks in right field deserves especial mention. The Score...