Word: weak
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...batting of our team was weak, but they fielded in very good form. Geo. Wright played a very pretty inning of 30 for the Longwoods...
...nine as a whole is to be congratulated on the steadiness and coolness of its play in the field. The batting, as was to be expected, was very weak. For Yale, Hubbard caught a faultless game, while Jones was very effective as pitcher. Other features of the game for Yale were the second base play of Terry, the base running of Hopkins and the batting of Jones and Childs. The result of the game was decidedly encouraging for the Harvard nine. The following is the score...
...nine played the third game of the series with the Beacons yesterday. The playing of both nines was very poor, and the batting of Harvard was weak. Allen was disabled in the second inning and gave place to Crocker; Keep went to right field. In the sixth inning Nichols retired and Chamberlain took his place at centre field. Lovering played a perfect game at second base, stopping several very hard hit grounders. Smith played a good game on first. Welch and Badger batted well for the Beacons. Following is the score...
Considering its crippled condition the nine as a whole is playing a remarkably good game. The batting is weak, as is to be expected, but its fielding is steady and cool and the men play well together...
...freshmen play their first Yale game on Saturday, May 19th, at New Haven. They will present an exceptionally strong team, having the services of Nichols, Allen and Smith. The playing of the team at the beginning of the year was rather weak, but has steadily improved, and at present they are playing a steady, hard batting game. Phillips has proved himself an efficient captain and plays a very steady game at second; he is a fair batter and good base runner. Kimball, at third, is a brilliant player, but on the whole plays rather carelessly; he has been improving steadily...