Word: infield
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Since the first game with Yale last Saturday, which was lost by inability to bat; the Freshmen have been given hard practice and have shown marked improvement in hitting. The infield, although still somewhat erratic, has steadied its play considerably. Last Wednesday the Yale freshmen won their second victory over the Princeton freshmen by the score of 5 to 4. Yale's victory was due to timely hitting and to a few brilliant plays, rather than to steady good playing. The consistently good work done by the Freshmen during the past week gives promise of a victory this afternoon, provided...
...Freshman baseball team will play the fifth game of its schedule with Groton School at Groton this afternoon at 3.15 o'clock. Up to the present time the playing of the Freshman team has been very poor; the infield is erratic and the batting weak. This year Groton defeated Noble's by a score of 11 to 1, and Boston Latin by a score...
...defeat of Cambridge Latin was due to its own poor playing rather than to any good work by the Freshmen. Nash, the Cambridge Latin pitcher played a steady game, but was not properly supported. The Freshmen were extremely weak at the bat, ten men striking out. Their infield throwing was inaccurate, but they ran bases well...
...team showed marked improvement in every department over the work in the Amherst game. The men played with spirit and dash, batted hard, and used their heads well. The large score was due to strong and consistent hitting combined with errorless work by the infield, fifteen hits being made, and eleven assists. Matthews led the batting, making five hits out of five times at bat and scoring three runs. In fielding, Leonard made two put-outs and five assists, without an error. Castle pitched a steady and effective game. Although he struck out only three men, he kept the hits...
...practice of the Freshman baseball squad for the past week has been decidedly listless. The batting has been unsteady and the infield throwing, especially among the first basemen, has been very inaccurate. The outfielders alone have shown improvement...