Word: hitter
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...team held practice outdoors again yesterday, and there was a practice game between two picked teams. R. Harte '17, who has been laid up with a lame ankle, was used as a pinch hitter, and expects to be able to play tomorrow. H. R. Hardwick '15 was tried out at third base and played a good game...
...team will have four veteran "H" men: R B. Frye '15, E. W. Mahan '16, and W. Whitney '16, as pitchers, and J. B. Waterman '15, as catcher. W. Willcox, Jr., '17, pitcher, and R. Harte '17, catcher, will make strong bids for regular positions. Harte was the heaviest hitter on last year's Freshman team...
...filled by Salmon, a senior, who had some experience last spring. Driggs, from the freshman nine is probably the best catcher in college, as he is a stronger batter than Salmon. Other catchers are Purves, Douglas, who was ineligible last year and Kelleher. Bolton was a weak hitter, and his position should be easy for the new men to fill...
...will be noticed that the cup is not necessarily given to the best hitter, the best fielder, or the fastest runner, but rather to the man who combines his hitting and running abilities to the best advantage to the team. The choice of the winner is by the baseball committee, the coach, and the donor...
Falsey has played errorless ball for over six weeks, and is the most reliable pinch hitter on the team. Reilly is one of the few who has recently fallen off both in fielding and batting. Captain Blossom is also in the midst of a slump, but it is an unimportant one, and he promises to leave a phenomenal record as shortstop behind...