Word: weathering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University baseball team will practice outdoors today for the first time, if weather permits. Practice will be held on the second team diamond until the University field can be put into condition. The team has already made progress in its development, for the battery men have been working in the Cage since the middle of February, and the fielding candidates, who were called out about a week ago, have been practicing batting, running bases, and stopping ground balls...
...very good condition. Work has been pushed forward as rapidly as possible during the past week and by Saturday it is hoped that all the courts will be in shape for play. The only thing that can postponed the beginning of play is a sudden change of weather. The courts on Soldiers Field will not be ready until after the Easter vacation...
...first time in seven years and there is much work to be done to re-establish its supremacy in this branch of athletics. This end can be obtained only through an abundance of material and close competition. Therefore more men are urged to take advantage of this unusual weather and report for practice immediately. No previous experience or knowledge of the game is necessary...
From now on the work in the Cage will consist of battery work, batting, and fielding. For batting practice the Cage will be divided into four alleys protected by netting. Each will have a pitcher, catcher, and batsman. The netting will be removed for fielding practice. If the present weather conditions continue, outdoor practice will begin in about two weeks. Captain R. R. Ayres '15, who is still at his home in Montclair, N. J., recovering from an operation, will join the University squad as soon as it leaves the Cage...
Providing the weather does not turn cold enough to freeze the ground, thirteen courts on Jarvis Field will be open by the middle of this week. Work is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible and according to present plans one row of courts should be ready by Wednesday, while the remaining ones will be rounded into condition as soon as possible. The courts on Soldiers Field, however, will probably not be in condition until after the April recess...