Word: speed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...baseball team will play the Williams nine on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Harvard's batting order will be the same as on Saturday except that either Hartford or Slater will pitch. Hartford has been suffering from a sore arm recently which prevents his using much speed...
During the past week Coach Wray has laid greater emphasis on form than on speed. Whenever the water has allowed, the crew has pulled over the long course from the boathouse to be basin and back, rowing mostly in short stretches, with a low stroke. Occasionally there has been practicing in starting, and a high stroke maintained for a short distance. Yesterday, on the return stretch from Brighton Bridge, the stroke was raised as high as 45 to the minute, and the crew, although unusually heavy and powerful, carried the high stroke without much effort. No change has been made...
...teams played errorless ball. Only nine hits were secured by both teams, but four of these were good for extra bases. Hartford and Brennan started the game as the opposing pitchers, but were soon replaced by second string men. They were both erratic and did not attempt to use speed. The pitchers did not partike in the batting...
...most noticeable improvement has taken place in the fielding department, in which several of the pitchers have proved their ability to control the various curves. The battle are fast becoming accustomed to the curves and to an increase of speed; and, although they still have a tendency to draw away from the plate, due partly to the poor light of the Cage and also to the inaccuracy with which the balls break over the plate, they are really batting very well for this time of year. Though none of the catchers show great proficiency at present, they are able...
Yesterday afternoon and Thursday the outfielders on the University baseball squad were given out-door practice catching files on the scrub football field. The pitchers commenced throwing curves on Wednesday, and since then have shown poor control, although some of them have good speed. The batting has been fair, but has fallen off since the middle of the week, due largely to the use of curves...