Word: infielder
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...position of second base, made vacant by Clark's graduation. Captain Abbott of the 1917 team will be a strong candidate. In addition to Abbot, F. G. Fripp '16 will be available. Fripp has alternated between the outfield and infield this season, and is an exceptionally good fielder, although a tride weak at the bat. Reed of the Freshman team will be a strong candidate for shortstop as will M. G. Phillips '15, the captain of the second team...
Frank Giles Fripp '16, of Albany, utility outfielder, prepared at Newton High and Exeter where he played in both the infield and the outfield. He played third base for the Freshman last season. He is 21 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds...
Hunter has recently replaced Mudge at catch because of his greater accuracy at throwing, but the two will divide the Harvard series. Swihart has crowded Pumpelly from first base, the latter proving deficient in the handling of batted balls. The rest of the infield is composed of veterans--Captain Blossom at shortstop, Reilly at third, and Cornish at second, who have been the backbone of the nine all season...
...infield was shifted in the middle of the season in an endeavor to strengthen the third base position which was weakened by the loss of Tomes, who played third in admirable style last season. R. R. Ayres '15, who played first base last year, was shifted from his old position to third in the middle of this season and has been playing first class ball. Besides his exceptional fielding, he has proved one of the team's most dependable hitters, and should make trouble in the Yale series. When Ayres was shifted to third, B. L. Nash '16, was relegated...
Harvard scored its first run in the fourth. S. Clark opened the inning with a single over second base and reached second on a passed ball by Powell. Ayres's infield hit put Clark on third and he scored on Gannett's sacrifice fly to Gillette...