Word: good
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fall baseball practice has now been going on for about two weeks, and in the favorable weather which has prevailed, a great deal of good work has been accomplished with the new material. Owing to the large number of men who have come out, the squad has been divided into four nines, with substitutes. Two nines play regular games against each other on alternate days, substituting players until each man has been given a chance. In this way the men get the best kind of training, that of experience in actual play on the field...
Under the vigorous coaching of Captain Reid, the whole squad has been well drilled in hard, fast play. The backing-up is, perhaps, the best feature of the work at present. In this, the effect of good coaching is especially apparent, great stress being laid upon the principle of having the fielders anticipate the play, and help each other out. The base running is rather poor, except in a few individual cases. Most of the men are inclined to be reckless, using no headwork, and lacking the quickness of decision necessary to good base-running. The batting is very weak...
...pitchers, Coburn and McDonald appear to be the best, although each of them can easily improve. Milne and Jacques are the best behind the bat, and are both doing good work. Lewis is the only man who has shown any steadiness at first base, the other men seeming to lack experience in that position. For second base, Keene and Putnam are about equally matched, and each is doing excellent work, although Putnam is weaker at the bat. At shortstop, Wright, Coolidge and Gilles are fairly accurate and cover a good deal of ground. Lancey and Rowley are doing well...
Behind the line there was a great deal of confusion, as many of the backs were kept out by slight injuries. There was also a good deal of fumbling, in which respect Ellis and Warren were the worst offenders. Sawin played at quarter, and ran the team well...
...first speaker of the evening was the Rev. W. G. Thayer, head master of the St. Mark's School. He explained the aims of the St. Paul's Society in the church and in the community, and showed the great opportunities it furnishes for doing good...