Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...tendency to step away from the ball, to use their bodies too little in swinging, and to strike at wide balls. The outfielders practiced for a short while out of doors, and the infielders were given practice in stopping grounders in the cage. It is expected that today the ground will be in condition to permit practice for the whole squad, and hereafter, as far as possible, the regular work will be held out-of-doors...
Besides the option on this property, the company holds the right of buying Beck Hall, together with the adjacent ground, used at present for tennis and handball courts, with an eye to the ultimate enlargement of the building...
...year as last, but more men have reported than formerly and the work on the whole promises to develop a good team. As soon as advisable the men will be divided, into two squads, according to their ability. Outdoor fielding will begin on Holmes Field as soon as the ground hardens. The bowling practice, however, will continue in the Gymnasium...
...present there are about 20 men out for the Freshman team and about 60 for the University. As soon as the ground becomes dry the practice will be held on Soldiers Field...
...three conferences already held, the ground has been so carefully covered that, in spite of the previous failures to agree, it seems very probable that definite action in some direction will be taken today. Each committee now well understands the other's position, and it remains for them only to reach a satisfactory settlement of the differences...