Word: straits
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Spencer reached first on errors by Linn; McClintock fouled out to Young; Day flied out to Travers; Hunt scored; Wurtenburg made a hit; Spencer scored; Wurtenburg went to second on an attempted put out, third on a wild throw by pitcher, and scored on a wild throw by Slade; Strait went out, Linn to Vila...
...Yale Freshmen nine beat the Pottstown (Penn.), Hill School nine by a score of 13 to 12. Yale made five errors, and 8 hits were made off of Strait, Yale's pitcher...
...majority of the candidates for the freshmen ball team remained in town during the vacation and practiced twice a day at the field. The men are playing as follows: Strait, c.; Stuart, p.; Calhoun, s.s.; Day, 1b.; Peter Tud, 2b; Bonbright, 3b.; Nilson r.f.; Traver, c.f.; Simmons. 1.f.; substitutes, Baldwin and Irwin. The uniforms will consist of white jerseys, gray trousers and blue and white blazers and caps. The nine is not regarded as particularly strong, and will have hard work to defeat the Harvard freshmen. They have already played several exhibition games.- Boston Globe...
...captain of the Yale freshman nine has resigned, and Strait has been elected to fill the vacancy...
...field, but would make a good first baseman, which position he creditably filled for the grammar school nine. Both Kellogg and Osborn are unreliable batters and will need plenty of practice. The full list of candidates is: Catchers - Dann, '88S.; Osborn, '88 S.; Kellogg, '87 S.; Durant, '87 S.; Strait, '89 S.; Sullivan, '90. Pitchers - Stagg, '88; Heyworth. 88. First base - Spencer, '89 S.; Anderson, '90. Second base - McMillan, '88; McConkey, '88; McClintock, '90. Third base - Cross, T.S.; Walker, '88. Shortstop - Noyes, '89; Wurtemberg, '90. Fielders - Srigham, '87; Brigham, '88; Sheppard, '87; Allen, '88; Bull, '88S.; Day, '88S., Hunt...