Word: short-stop
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...Holy Cross nine. The outfield is especially strong, with Captain Bowen, who is the strongest hitter in the nine as well as being a versatile fielder, and Daly and Statz, veterrans of former seasons. Daly held the same position in left field last year, while Statz, formerly a short-stop, is filling the position left vacant in right field. When Captain O'Neill graduated last June...
Last week Shay received an offer of a position as short-stop on the Washington nine from Clarke Griffiths, manager of the team. He bought his release from the St. Joseph team, to which he expected to return this summer, and will join the "Senators" immediately...
Shay has had two-years experience with major and minor league clubs. In 1916 he played short-stop on the Chicago "Cubs" and the following year he played the same position on the St. Joseph team of the Western League. Before coming to the University as coach, he played with the Charlestown Navy Yard team...
...previous contests, the team has displayed great batting ability and has developed some fast fielders in Captain G. S. Baldwin '21, at short-stop and R. B. Shaw '21 at third. The nine's first game resulted in a 4 to 3 victory over Middlesex, and the second in a 10 to 7 win from Andover, both of whom were undefeated up to the time of their meeting with the second string players...
Shay has had two years' experience with major and minor league clubs. He went from Goddard Seminary in 1916 to join the Chicago "Cubs" as short-stop and worked with them throughout the season. The following winter he went to the St. Joseph club of the Western League. In that year, his batting average was .274, the highest of any short-stop in the league. He acted as captain of the team during part of the season. Shay joined the navy in December, 1917, and played with the Charlestown Navy Yard team during the following spring...