Word: developing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...tends to develop the evils...
...taken as a criterion of a player's ability, since the candidates are compelled to contend with difficulties which will be removed in the out-door practice. At present the players are troubled by the light and by the wretched condition of the floor. The practice has failed to develop any players of especial ability among the new men, although many of the candidates who played on their class teams are showing marked improvement. The most important work is being done by candidates for battery positions. Several of the new candidates for pitcher show plenty of speed, but lack control...
Thirty-six men presented themselves yesterday as candidates for the freshman baseball nine. This is an unusually small number and unless more men come out it will be hard to develop a winning team. Light work will begin this afternoon in the cage and will be continued until the weather permits work out of doors...
...college should feel a personal call to service. Much interest can be aroused and very great impetus given to the work of making a nine if a very large number of men try for positions; vigorous competition will improve the quality of each man's play and may develop some very strong material. Whatever happens, we must not give up the fight before it has fairly begun. There is nothing dishonorable in defeat after a hard struggle; there is something distinctly dishonorable and unmanly in loss of courage because of the possibility or even probability of defeat...
...individual coaching, which occasions so much delay and in so doing seriously lessens the snap and life of the game, will be discontinued and the men driven to play just the sort of a game that they would against a regular opponent. It is hoped in this way to develop team play and continuous sharp, aggressive work...