Word: catching
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...outfielders had little to do, but Hayes made one good catch. Highlands pitched fairly well, but was batted hard in the seventh inning, and in the ninth was very wild, giving four bases on balls and forcing in a run. The batting was hard, and the ball was generally hit on a line. The best work in this respect was done by Hayes, Winslow and Scannell...
Cornwell, 2, is fairly good, but slow to catch...
...fielding on both sides was very ragged and many easy chances were missed. Highlands and Paine were the pitchers for the first five innings and Cozzens and Gregory for the last two. In the seventh inning both Gregory and Cozzens went to pieces. Scannell started to catch for the first nine, but had to stop on account of an attack of lumbago and Buckman took his place, and when Gregory pitched Morton caught. Scott caught for the second nine, which was captained by Dean...
...baseball team will go to the training table next Thursday. Carter and Trudeau will alternate in the pitcher's box again this season. Greenway will catch again, and de Forest '97 and Twombly '96 will probably be taken along on the Easter trip. Capt. Rustin will probably play at centre field, with Keator at right and Speer at left field. Quinby for short stop, Redington for second, Stephenson for first, are probably sureties, while third base will go either to Fincke '97 or McCandless '96 S. The team played its first practice game Friday...
...that the changes in training already mentioned, with others in contemplation, can hardly fail to prevent a repetition of the last season's experience. In order further to diminish the liability of injuries they recommend several novel and radical changes in the rules relating to (a) a fair catch, (b) low tackling, (c) disqualification, (d) reduction of time for resumption of play...