Word: infielding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first game, and was more promising than at the same time last year. He allowed Maine only two hits and struck out seven men in the six innings that he played. Hutchinson, who took Stillman's place in the seventh inning, was not so effective. In the infield Matthews and Coolidge were satisfactory, but Carr was unsteady. Kernan made an error in the first inning which was accountable for a run, and seemed unable to hold pitched balls reliably. His throwing to bases was accurate, and except in the first inning not a Maine man stole a base. Wendell played...
...progress of the Harvard team during the past week has not been very encouraging. The infield has developed fairly well, considering the short time it has practiced on the diamond; but the outfield is very slow and much weaker than it was at this time last year, doubtless due to the fact that all the men are inexperienced. The batting of the entire team has also been very poor. Captain Wendell will play first base today in the absence of Frantz...
...were dropped from the University baseball squad yesterday afternoon, and reductions will continue to be made all this week. Yesterday the infield was given practice, and a game of six or seven innings lasting about an hour and a half was played. The batting is still weak; the men hit too hard and do not pick good balls. There is, however, some slight improvement in the fielding of the squad...
...fielding work is continuing about the same, and will probably not show much more improvement until the men get outdoors. The infield practice consists mainly in stopping ground balls, scooping, and base throwing. In addition to straight base-sliding, some of the men are being coached in side-slides. The chief fault in this work is the slowness of the men in getting up when they reach the base...
...team are out this spring: Wendell, Stillman, Clarkson, and Frantz. Devens has had an operation performed on his knee, but may possibly come out later. Coburn is sick, and Winsor and Coolidge are not out. Kernan is the only substitute who has returned this year, so that the infield positions will have to be filled by untried men. With such a lack of experienced material, baseball work will have to be of the hardest kind this year in order to turn out a winning team...