Word: headworks
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Although the fielding of the Freshmen, especially in the outfield, showed improvement in starting and in judging the ball and their headwork and throwing were better, yet in other respects the game was discouraging, as the batting was still weak and the bunting not so good as in practice. The baserunning, also, was poor and team-work was conspicuously lacking. Individually the Andover team was good but the men did not play well together...
...Second Nine defeated the Freshmen yesterday by the score of 4 to 2 in a six inning game. The fielding of both teams was ragged, and the Freshmen especially showed lack of headwork. Winsor pitched very effectively for the Second Nine, except in the fourth inning. Hutchinson, pitching for the Freshmen, showed much better control than in the game with the Boston Latin School. Hamlen at catcher was very slow in throwing to bases...
Leonard is a new man and lacks confidence. He is working hard and shows steady improvement. He bats and throws well, but does not use enough headwork in fielding his position...
Devens is slow and awkward, and has been troubled some by a lame arm which may, however, be better in the warm weather. He has not shown much improvement in headwork. His batting is good...
...Princeton outfield. Coolidge was badly off form. He made two errors, and missed a chance for a double play by fumbling. Fincke kept on the alert except in the first inning, when he allowed Kafer to steal second. Wendell played well in right field. Steinwender's lack of headwork in the first inning, his error in the sixth, and his failure to cover second in the same inning were the only faults in Princeton's play...