Word: shortstop
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Princeton last Saturday afternoon Princeton easily won the first game of the series of games with Harvard by the score of 17 to 9. Princeton won because of her superiority at the bat, as well as through Harvard's weakness at shortstop...
Yesterday afternoon the 'Varsity Baseball nine played a three-inning practice game with the College Nine, winning by the score of 2 to 0. The only changes in the 'Varsity make-up were at left field and shortstop, Clarkson playing the first position, and Vincent taking his place at shortstop. Wiggin pitched for the College Nine and assisted in the coaching. Among the other graduates who coached were Jack Highlands, Upton, Clarence Smith, Mas n and Nichols. Wiggin will probably accompany the nine which starts for Princeton today...
Yesterday Pote, substitute catcher on the 'Varsity, Hayes, third base on the College Nine. and Thompson and Litchfield of the Freshman team were tried at shortstop on the 'Varsity Nine...
...Freshman squad has now been reduced to sixteen men who are playing as follows: Pitchers, Mains, Fitz, Farr; catchers, Davis, Simpson; first base, Jaffray, Sherwin; second base, Thompson, Galbraith; shortstop, Mills, Adams; third base, Litchfield; outfield, McCall, Morse, Lynch, Sears...
...improved at all lately. Davis especially did not play nearly the game he is capable of, and, though an injured finger is some excuse, his throwing is apt to be very wild. Galbraith took Thompson's place at second base, but his playing was only fair, while Morse at shortstop was very weak. Litchfield at third played his usual good game, with the exception of one excusable error, and his batting has improved immensely. As a whole the nine did not play nearly the game they are capable of, and several times showed a deplorable lack of judgment...