Word: hitter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...quick or accurate on his throw. He is a weak batter, being troubled by settling as he swings. H. S. Parker '04 is very weak in his throw, not using his body enough. His batting is poor. P. E. Marean '03 is slow on his feet, and a weak hitter...
Higgs is very slow, clumsy and stiff and his fielding is not at all up to form, but his batting is encouraging, and he may develop into a strong hitter...
...Freshmen in the practice against the University nine yesterday was not encouraging, but this was due more to lack of practice caused by the recent bad weather than to a reversal of form. Sherlock, a recent addition to the team, is a fair fielder and a hard hitter and adds some strength to the nine. Brown '03 is stronger than most of the teams which the Freshmen have played, and the game should be close...
...this time because of deficiencies in his studies. He has good speed and curves, and his work is less erratic than it was last year. When not pitching he will play in the outfield, as he can cover a good deal of ground and is a strong hitter. A chance in the outfield was given G. B. Ward '02, who has been playing well on the college nine, but he proved unsatisfactory. The make-up of the infield has not been changed at all, and probably will not be, as Sharpe, Quinby, Camp and Brown are playing as fast...
...short and third, play brilliantly though somewhat erratically. The outfield has shown considerable improvement, and the men are learning to cover more ground. In the last two games the experiment was tried of playing Sullivan in the outfield and Cunha behind the bat in order to add a strong hitter to the team. The best batting during the week was done by Quinby, Sharpe, Sullivan and Cunha. Garvan pitched nine innings against Holy Cross and held his opponents down to five seattered hits. Robertson did not allow Holy Cross to score in the four extra innings. Against Amherst McKelvy pitched...