Word: plates
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Billy Koepsell at short, Chuck Diven at second, Dick Trexler at third, and Herb Ogden hold forth in the inner defense for the Red and Blue. Chuck Morris operates behind the plate. In the outfield, McDonald, Dignan, MacHarg, and Raffetto seem to be the cream of a rather skimpy crop...
...fashion-plate maestro guided them, but a lean, timid, white-bearded, 61-year-old Swedish music teacher named Dr. Hagbard Brase. Dr. Brase, who has brought up a strapping Swedish-American family of five on a modest salary as professor of music at Lindsborg's Bethany College, has led all of Lindsborg's Messiahs since 1915. A simple, religious man, whose hobby is gardening, Dr. Brase sleeps little spends his nights mostly poring over scores by Bach and Handel. Says he: "There will never be time enough in this world or the next to plumb the depths...
...Gannett's hitting featured the contest. Allowing only one earned run and six hits, three of which were scratch, and walking two Lions, the big hurler's control was excellent. Gannett, hitting in hard luck during the spring trip, connected safely four out of six trips to the plate and also turned in several sparkling catches...
Behind the plate is Gothamite Bill Parsons, who is improving steadily. Freak southern gales twice bellow the batting cage down over him during hitting practice, which hindered his receiving...
Regular shortstop Keyes suffered a charley-horse when he crashed into Chief Boston at the plate Thursday before vacation, and played under a handicap in his sole appearance afield. He is expected to be close to top shape by the Columbia game Saturday...