Word: shifted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...conformed slugger overshadows Reilly's slick-work, but at third base the Yale man is undoubtedly the better. This is his third year on the team, and he has a record for sure, fast and spectacular felding, while Hardwick has been working under the disadvantage of a mid-season shift from left field. Reed, at short, has been showing up well in the last few weeks, but Legore is the better of the two. He is the best hitter on the Yale squad and has the reputation of leaving one of the best throwing arms in college baseball. Abbot...
Last Saturday the team defeated Pennsylvania, the nine which the University is playing today, by the overwhelming score of 10 to 4. Pumpelly pitched the game, and though he showed a tendency to be slightly wild, his delivery proved a complete puzzle. The batting order experienced an important shift in this game: Milburn, the second baseman, was put in the lead-off position, with H. Middlebrook second and Captain Middlebrook third. Hunter was placed ahead of Reilly on the list and Rhett went into eighth place...
...Conn., June 9.--The University and Freshman crews continued their practice on the Thames today, no shift occurring in any of the three boats. The first and second University crews took a two mile paddle down the river and back this morning. This afternoon all three crews rowed down-stream over the three-mile straight stretch in a practice spin, but no time was given out. Coach Wray also took the men out for pair-oar work-outs, giving each one careful individual instruction...
...shift occurred in the Freshman eight, W. Davis and T. T. Mackie being replaced by R. Williams and H. G. Simonds of the 1918 four-oar. M. Taylor moved from number 2 to number 6. Williams was at number 3 and Simonds at number...
...encouraging feature of a marked ability to hit in the pinches. The batting order seems to have reached its final shape, but the order in the field is not so definite. Beal is filling the hole at third satisfactorily, but the weakness at short may mean some important shift...