Word: thrower
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Allen who rowed on the Yale eight is being tried at tackle on the football squad, while Sheldon, the hammer thrower and shot putter, who was conditioned last spring, has been declared eligible by the faculty and has resumed his old position at guard...
...Captain Dean is covering second well, and Stevenson at third is putting up a strong game. Stevenson is covering more ground than he did last year, and his batting also shows improvement. Chandler is showing up well at shortstop. He picks up cleanly, but is not such a strong thrower as Hayes. Loughlin, a Freshman, is playing a good game there also. Rand and Burgess seem likely to hold their places at left and right field. For centre-field, Lynch, of last year's Freshman team, is showing up well, though Beale is playing a very good game...
...HAVEN, CONN., May 6.- Henry Cross, Yale's hammer thrower, in practice today threw the hammer 143 feet, beating the best previous record held by Hickok by 8 feet. This practically assures the championship for hammer throwing to Yale in the intercollegiate match...
...Hickok, the freshman right guard is also a St. Paul's school man. and is the champion hammer thrower of American colleges. He is 18 years old, 6 feet 2 inches tall, and weighs...
...Carter, '95 (age 18), catcher, made a creditable record in the Staten Island Athletic Club Nine last year. He makes a good pitcher or first base man, but his chief strength is as an unerring backstop. He is a speedy thrower to second base...