Word: player
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...pitcher, and D. Crocker '10, second-baseman, will not be back. Several others will return, however, and should prove valuable men to fill in the positions left vacant by graduation. R. S. Marshall '10 is a fast man for the infield; R. C. Brown '10 is a versatile player and may win a place either as catcher, first-baseman, or in the out-field; R. W. Hall '10, who played first-base a year ago will again be a candidate for that position; R. P. Jordan '10, substitute catcher, will also be back as will R. Haydock '10, infielder...
Minot is sure to prove a valuable player in the backfield, whether he plays half or fullback. Last fall he was not in good academic standing, but played a strong defensive game on the second eleven, and his line-plunging was one of the features of the practice scrimmages. Corbett and Leslie will probably be the halfbacks. Both are fast, run well through a broken field, and are consistent ground gainers. Sprague, who played against Yale, and Frothingham and Winston of the 1912 team are the substitutes. The hardest task that confronts the coaches is the development of a quarterback...
...baseball players of today a more finished article than the famous old star players of yesterday? Anson, Ferguson, Stovey, Rowe, White, Brouthers, Thompson, and Sunday were once the idols of the fans, yet the player on the big teams of today can show even cleaner fielding averages. Why? you ask. Just compare the 1908 scores with those of even ten years ago. Games are won on closer margins, fewer hits and less errors. Better fielding tells the story...
...takes a players to fill a player's wants and Mr. Reach ha certainly solved the mitt and glove problem for the baseball played...
...year. They were unwilling, as was stated by Professor White two years ago, "to countenance the continuous devotion to athletics and the amount of absenteeism involved in membership on some University athletic team during the whole University year." As a result of the regulation, a football player who takes one dive on the swimming team is unable to play baseball, row, or be on the track team...