Word: infielder
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With a man on second and third in the first inning, Hammond, the Freshman second baseman, knocked out a two base hit which brought in the first two runs of the season. An error in the fourth and sixth innings marred the play of the yearling infield. Coach Young made no substitutions during the game...
Although the yearling infield has not yet developed into an entirely smooth working machine due to the lack of sufficient outdoor practice, Coach Young is relying on the Freshman nine to put up good opposition through its batting and pitching strength. This latter work will fall to E. C. Herrman Jr. '25, who may be replaced by Philip Spalding '25. These two yearling pitchers have been showing exceptional speed and skill in the recent work-outs...
Although Northeastern was defeated by Tufts Saturday 5-1, the infield of the former team which has been entirely changed since last year, showed surprising speed, pulling off three fast double plays. Cotter, who struck out five men in five innings Saturday, will pitch for the visitors' this afternoon...
...University nine sent the Old Colony Trust Company players to an 8-0 defeat. The Crimson batters opened the scoring in the first inning with two runs and found little difficulty in staging a rally in the fourth. Reliable work in the pitcher's box and an almost perfect infield combination prevented any of the visiting runners from getting beyond third base. The Old Colony team also exhibited some expert fielding and in the second inning completed a triple play quickly ending the scoring which the Crimson nine had begun early in the game...
...Herrmann Jr., the leading yearling pitcher, held Team B to five scattered hits and struck out seven men. The team A infield backed him up well but failed to show much hitting power...