Word: outfield
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...every department except pitching. Clarkson's pitching was the only thing which saved the game. The batting was wretched; the men were flustered at the bat and made only six hits against one of Andover's weaker pitchers. They hit to the infield, sent a few flies to the outfield, and struck out three times. As the batting stands at present Harvard must either shut out her opponents or lose...
...University baseball team will play Bates in its second home game of the season this afternoon at 4 o'clock on Soldiers Field. Clarkson will pitch and Carr and Marshall will play in the outfield. This is the first game since the Southern trip, and will offer a good chance to get an idea of the strength of the nine...
...were all productive of runs for the opponents; and the batting was so scattered and unreliable that no team play in this respect was possible. The batting work was not so steady or effective as last year, and several of the positions were fielded weakly. Two places in the outfield still remain unsettled with no candidate of even medium ability for either, and the make-up of the infield is very unsatisfactory. The only very encouraging feature of the trip was the improvement in the batting of some of the men who have been considered deficient in this respect...
...place. Skilton, who seemed to be the best man available for third base, had a slump in batting and did not cover enough ground in the field. Matthews made three errors on Saturday, but will probably overcome his unsteadiness and cover short stop satisfactorily. Only one position in the outfield was filled at all well, either Clarkson or Stillman in centre field. Of the other outfielders Wood improved some in batting and did his usual cautious, but not brilliant fielding, and seemed to be the least unsatisfactory. Rockwell fell off completely in his batting and Marshall neither fielded nor batted...
...whole the team showed decided weakness in two outfield and two infield positions; which, however, may be strengthened considerably by coaching and experience...