Word: hands
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...quartet will make a combination rarely found on a college nine. R. Harte '17 will again do the bulk of the receiving. Harte is a good hitter, has a strong whip, and is heavy enough to stand the strain of constant work. T. H. Safford '16 will be on hand to relieve him occasionally...
...right hand side of the diamond is cared for by two of the best players who ever represented the University. Captain Nash is a hard hitter and clever fielder; G. E. Abbot '17 at second is a master of the pivot work around the keystone station, and while not rated a heavy hitter, is a difficult man to pitch to and fast on the bases. Both these men possess the "baseball brains" without which mere mechanical perfection of execution is often valueless...
...hard smash giving him the game. Rand then ran the score up to 5 all, and, after Stellwagen had taken the next game, won the following three and the set. The last set was a repetition of the first two, Stellwagen's serve, net play, and brilliant back hand on deep court shots giving him the set and match. Both men played strong games, but Stellwagen's greater experience and steadiness gave him the match...
...known that if victory over Princeton and Yale crowns our standards, we will troop upon the field and indulge in a good, old-fashioned gloat. And if, on the other hand, confusion on our banners wait, we sincerely hope and confidently expect that our conquerors will themselves provide the accustomed spectacle...
...game devoid of the spectacular, and characterized by hard, fast football, Brown went down to a 6 to 0 shut-out at the hands of Syracuse. The margin of superiority was a very small one, and in a large part of the contest Brown seemed to have the upper hand. Wilkinson, the brilliant halfback of the Orange eleven, was in a great measure responsible for his team's victory, for in the long series of rushes which resulted in the long score, he carried the ball on almost every play. In spite of their defeat, the Brown players showed great...