Word: plates
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...tried at shortstop and second base and has been unsteady in both positions. His batting, however, has been good. Paine at third base is fairly reliable, but is weak on balls hit directly at him. He bats fairly well but still has a tendency to step away from the plate. He is fast on the bases. Dana has developed into an accurate outfielder both on fly balls and on throwing. He bats well in practice, but has proved to be a weak hitter in most of the games. Palmer began the season as a pitcher but he hit so well...
...HAVEN, May 30.-The Yale freshman base ball nine defeated the Princeton freshmen 3 to 2 in a 10-inning game here today. Both pitchers played well in spite of poor support. The winning run was made on a steal to the plate. Yale made one fast double play...
...conditions under which the chair was given by R. S. Hale '91, stipulate that the names of the winning team shall be engraved on the attached plate. From now on in case the winning team has played all its games for the three previous years without forfeiting a game, the names of all the players whether the team won in the first or second year or not shall be engraved on the plate. The chair, which has been won for the past two years by the Indians, is now in the Lobby of the Union...
...struck out 13 men and allowed only three hits. He received very poor support. The Freshmen threw away a number of chances to score by stupid base-running. At bat the men were weak against a comparatively easy pitcher; there was a tendency to step away from the plate and to bat at bad balls...
Yesterday afternoon the University baseball team played its first practice game of the season with the second in a six-inning match on the Freshman diamond. Although much drier than heretofore, the field was still very soggy about the pitcher's box and the home plate, making accurate work impossible. The ragged fielding may be partly accounted for by the cold wind which blew across the field. Neither team was aggressive, and both were careless in the execution of the minor details practiced in the Cage. In running bases the men were inclined to be shiftless, and the coaches...