Word: infielding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...held the highly touted Boston Red Sox to a 6 to 5 decision. Their pitching is good, but when it comes to hitting their prowess is questionable. Fielding on the spring trip wasn't anything to write home about either--in the Navy game alone the Yale infield was guilty of five miscues, but chalk most of it up to inexperience...
...outfield or at first when he isn't twirling. Sophomore McGilan are the other outer-gardeners. Eddle has been shifted between second base and the outfield, and Rog Hazen is the regular custodian of first base. Tricky Alter is another second sacker. To turn to part of the infield (the left side) which seems to be the same from day to day, we find that Besse and Krech have third and short sewed...
Coach Fred Clarke's Tigers do have the element of certainty in their lineup (unlike Yale), because Jack Gafaell at first, slugging Fritz Foote, Dick Purnell, and Bill Parsons are firmly entrenched in the four infield positions. Harry Powers is the first-string backstop, and the Tigers have two first-rate mound artists in Lefty Farber and Fred Rowe...
Bill Mogk has the first base job, and Walt Scholl and George Polzer are working together at second and short. Bud Finneran and Chuck Bowen are still waging a keen fight for the hot corner post, and the Ithacans have capable reserves for the other infield positions...
Bill Stickel will hit with the best of them from his first base spot, and lead-off man Murphy is at second. Sid Luckman has the inside track for short, but Hal Naidus is making him work for the job. Veteran Poto Lambert rounds out the infield at third, and the catcher is Desmond...