Word: letterman
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Luce, former Andover four-letterman and tennis captain who played No. 1 on the Eli first year team, won from Breese, leading player of the Crimson Freshmen in straight sets...
Burns, Jones and Lord, a trio of heavy hitters, will make up an exceptionally strong outfield. Lord, a former first baseman whose ability at bat caused Coach Mitchell to shift him to left field, is the only player on the nine who is not a letterman...
...meeting of the tennis letterman, held yesterday afternoon at Notman's. John Fonda Ward Whitbeck '27 of Bronxville, N. Y., was unanimously reelected captain of the University net team for next year...
...only infield position that does not appear entirely stable is first base. Tobin, a letterman from last war's nine, has been fielding adequately, but his hitting has been weak. Lord is not yet ready to play, but when he returns for practice, probably within the next ten days, Tobin may find himself on the bench with the husky 1928 star covering the first turn...
Puffer did relief work in the Yale series last spring and is the only letterman on Coach Mitchell's mound staff. He is said to possess the most deceptive curve ball of any of the Crimson hurlers, but last year his control was none too good. In his one start this year, he showed a complete reversal of form, and held the C. U. hitters to four hits in the eight innings that he toiled. He was removed for a pinch hitter at that time, and not because of the pressure of the opposing stickmen, though he lost the decision...