Word: infielding
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...vacation season has, on the whole, been a successful one for the nine. There has been considerable improvement in fielding-although in this respect the infield is still weak-the base-running is about the same, and the batting is better than it has been for several years. The make-up of the team has been unchanged during the recess, so that the team play together much better now. There is, however, much still to be learned in this respect, as the backing-up has been but little developed. Captain Dean is playing far better than ever before. In batting...
Stevenson out on infield...
Harrington out on "infield...
Individually the work of the men was not so very bad, but in team play they were lamentably weak. Several times on infield flies and high fouls the ball was missed, because the men after it did not know which man was to catch the ball. Once three men could have caught a foul, but it fell uncaught because of the confusion caused by the other players calling upon the different men to catch it. This ought never to happen again. The players ought to understand that it is the captain's place to call out who is to take...
...Easter trip are selected. This includes those trying for battery positions. As a whole the men are altogether too slow and do not seem to be able to judge the ball accurately, fumbling being a common fault. This weakness is especially characteristic of the candidates for infield positions, particularly catcher and shortstop, which will be hard to fill acceptably. As yet no one has been found who could be depended upon at either of these places. Trudeau, pitcher on last year's nine, can be relied upon to do good work this season, if any one is found...