Word: shortstops
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Moines, Iowa, baseball team of the Western League: the opening game of its home season; at night, on a field lighted by huge projectors from 90-ft. towers; beating Wichita, 13 to 6. Des Moines made four errors, Wichita none. Said Hugrie Nielsen, Des Moines shortstop: "It's easier to hit a curve by electric light." Said Lee Keyser, president of the Des Moines club, who thought up night-baseball to draw the fans who could not get away in the afternoons: "It was splendid . . . glorious...
Among the powerful hitters starting for the Freshmen, R. D. Kiernan '33, shortstop, and T. J. Valenski '33, catcher, have done consistently well with the bats. For infielders J. M. Bradley '33, formerly of Milton, is starting at first base. Bradley is having to fight for his job with S. S. Adams '33, who has been put out of the game for the present due to illness. In the field P. H. Lord '33 is covering the right side with speedy efficiency. Lord is of a baseball family, having had a brother W. W. Lord '28 on the Harvard team...
...University nine is also starting the season tomorrow, with a game against Wentworth Institute. Replete with many stars from last year's Freshman team this second University nine appears well fortified both in the fielding and in batting departments. Among the promising men are T. G. O'Neil '30, shortstop, and P. A. Ketchum '31, third-baseman, both veterans of last year's seconds, D. W. Sprague '32, centerfielder, captain of the Freshmen last year, and J. E. Sheldon '32, catcher. For pitchers Phineas Tobe '32, and F. O. White '32, both mainstays last year, will do the bulk...
...members of the football pony backfield are in the starting lineup. W. B. Wood '32 has been selected to be at the initial sack while E. A. Mays '32 will hold down second base. Captain F. E. Nugent '30 at shortstop...
Practice yesterday consisted mainly of batting and infield workouts. The first-string infield that is to start Friday's contest will probably be made up of G. A. Donaldson '31 at first base, E. A. Mays '32 at second, F. E. Nugent '30 shortstop, and H. L. Huxtable '30 at third. The second infield yesterday was composed of W. B. Wood Jr. '32 at the initial sack, J. J. Carver '30 at second base assisted by J. J. O' Neil '30 at shortstop, with E. J. Des Roches '31 covering the hot corner...