Word: crude
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University second baseball team won its third game yesterday afternoon by defeating Tufts Second in a ten-inning game, 5 to 4. Although the Second team batted well, the hits were kept scattered except in two innings. The base running of the Second team was very crude. The best playing was done by Keefe who accepted seven hard chances without an error. Harding and Powers also did good work...
...team has been hampered by weather conditions this spring so that most of the practice has been confined to stick work and goal shooting. Yesterday, however, a long scrimmage was held in which the work was very encouraging. The attack works together very well, and the defense, although still crude, displays a good deal of latent power. D. P. Penhallow '03 has been in charge of the attack and A. W. Rice 2L. has been coaching the defense...
...fielding was for the most part very crude. The outfielders used poor judgment in catching flies and the infielders handled the ball very clumsily. The poor throwing was in part due to the change from the shorter distances of the Cage...
...been given the University baseball squad during the past week as formerly. In addition to the regular batting and fielding work, practice has been given in bunting and base-slidding. The batting has continued promising in spite of an increase of speed by the pitchers, but the bunting is crude. Next week the pitchers will begin to use curves, and it is hoped that with the reduced squad simple pivot plays and catching men between bases can be commenced...
...river yesterday. Coached by Wray from his single scull, they rowed up-stream as far as the Brighton bridge and back to the University boathouse. On the way up-stream Forster and McLeod, who started out at stroke and 7 respectively, changed places. Most of the men are very crude as yet in their oarsmanship, but the crew is fairly heavy and well balanced. However, there will probably be a number of changes in it before any races are rowed...