Word: fielder
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Edmund Sears '99, of Boston, centre field. He prepared at Boston Latin School, where he played left field on the school nine. He was substitute fielder on the 'Varsity last year and was captain and left fielder of the College nine this season. Age 19, height 5 ft. 9 in., weight...
Willis Sylvester McCornick 1900, of Salt Lake City, substitute fielder. He was pitcher and outfielder on last year's Freshman nine and prepared at Johns Hopkins. Age 21, height 6 ft., weight...
...make-up of the nine will not be changed and only seven men exclusive of the regular in and out-field will be taken: Chandler, substitute fielder; Davis and Ried, catchers; and Fitz, Morse, Hayes and Cozzens, pitchers. Clark is still ill and will hardly be in condition to undergo the strain of a long trip. He will probably be tried again in the infield, however, upon the return of the nine, when a general reversal is apt to be made in a number of the in-field positions...
...outfield are several men who cover their positions fairly well, but who have so far done nothing to speak of in hitting. Jaynes, a candidate for first base, does not seem to be quite the equal of Keudall at that position. He is a good fielder however, and has been doing some good work in batting, so that there is a probability of his being tried in the field. The other men are Whittemore, Hayes, Quincy and Merriam...
...third, Litchfield, last year's substitute third baseman on the 'Varsity is the most promising candidate. He is a good fielder but only fair at the bat. Bergen, a Medical School man, is a hard hitter, but fields awkwardly and is slow in handling thrown balls. Clark, a Freshman and captain of the Groton School team last year, has proved himself a good batter and steady fielder. He is nevertheless very slow in getting the ball...