Word: luce
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pennant with six first and three second prizes, St. Mark's and the Roxbury Latin schools taking second and last places respectively. The conditions under which this meeting was held were not favorable and the records made were not especially good. The best was throwing the baseball made by Luce of Hopkinson's, at 334 feet...
Another link has been added to Harvard's chain of misfortunes which now bid fair to bind her down from winning the championship in base-ball this season. This time it is Luce's withdrawal from practice that has deprived the nine of their most promising pitcher, on whom the main hope of success on the diamond seemed to rest. No one, however, should allow himself to be discouraged by this mishap. It should only serve as an additional stimulus to hard work among the candidates, and ready support and encouragement throughout the college. Luce's position will be difficult...
...Luce has been forbidden by his physician to pitch again for a month. It is doubtful whether even at the end of that time, he will be allowed to use his arm for throwing. The only candidates now in training for pitcher of the nine Hawley, '89, and McLeod...
Hawley, '89, a new man, who has recently entered Harvard from Hobart College, where he has had some experience in pitching. He has speed, but no control of the ball. Luce, '91, who pitched on the class team last year and was tried in several of the 'varsity's practice games. McLeod, '90, who has played on his class nine, but who pitched last year for the first time. He is speedy, but fails to fathom the mysteries of the "drop." McPherson, '89, played in the out-field of his freshman team, and has pitched for the last two years...
...these, Luce and Schroll are suffering from Jame arms and are unable to do much work. All the pitchers are obliged to deliver the ball in a manner different from that to which they have been accustomed. At best, the material is poor, and the loss of Bates will be severely felt...