Word: hitters
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...bats fairly well but still has a tendency to step away from the plate. He is fast on the bases. Dana has developed into an accurate outfielder both on fly balls and on throwing. He bats well in practice, but has proved to be a weak hitter in most of the games. Palmer began the season as a pitcher but he hit so well that he was put into centre field when Hartford joined the squad. He is doing fairly well in his new position, but is still slow in starting and consequently covers but little ground. Cutting at right...
...Freshman team has played a very uneven game throughout the season, and frequent changes have been necessary in many positions. Fischel, centre fielder, covers his position well and throws in accurately. Although a fairly good hitter, he is apt to misjudge the ball and is slow in running bases. Ware, left fielder, fields and throws well. He is a strong hitter, but is a reckless base-runner. McNeil, in right field, bats fairly well, but is not a good thrower and is slow in the field and on the bases. Thomas, at third base, is erratic in fielding and throwing...
...left field New hall is reliable and shows good judgment. His throws to the plate are strong, but not accurate, and he is still weak at the bat. McCarty, who has been a candidate for the Freshman team, covers ground well and is a good hitter...
...good hitter at critical moments, Stillman has won on the nine an enviable position, and one which it will be hard to fill. There are several men, however, who, if not in his class at the bat show promise of developing into very excellent fielders. They are C. C. Bolton '05, third baseman of last year's Freshman team, H. V. Greenough, shortstop of the same team, and a substitute on the University team last spring, and R. Fischel '04, who played third base on his Freshman team. All these men were, with the University squad during the early part...
...outfield B. Wendell '02 is fielding fairly well, but is an inaccurate thrower. His batting is fair but he does not pick the balls. W. B. Wood '02 is slow and fights the ball. He is a poor hitter. H. L. Movius '02 is an awkward fielder and thrower but a fair hitter. R. Christenson '02 is careless in his work, but has a good throw. He is a poor hitter. L. P. Pieper '03 does not get down on ground balls and covers very little territory. He is a weak thrower, and at the bat tries...