Word: showing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Pitching practice for the battery candidates and batting was held as usual in the Cage. In this respect the men show some improvement, and despite the increased speed of the pitchers are hitting hard, and placing their bunts well...
Dean Shaler still continues to show signs of steady improvement, and his condition is satisfactory to Dr. Cabot...
...famine affects three of the northern provinces,--Miyagi, Fukushima, and Iwate. At least 680,000 people are in extreme distress, and official statements show that suffering will continue throughout the spring...
...that can be attempted in the way of development in the Cage, has been done, however. The pitchers have been coached to acquire a good control and speed has been increased somewhat during the week. Although the men show the effects of the instruction in bunting, the heavy hitting has fallen off decidedly. Judgment has gone to the other extreme and brought out a tendency to let good balls pass...
...work of the Freshman crews during the week has continued on the same lines as previously. The first boat, in which there were no changes yesterday. was sent out for a short row up-stream. Individual work is improving, but on the whole the men still show a tendency to hang at the catch, and the boat rolls badly...