Word: uncertain
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...slow in the field and on the bases. Thomas, at third base, is erratic in fielding and throwing. He is a poor hitter with a tendency to offer at bad balls, and is slow in running bases. At short stop Pritchett covers very little ground and is somewhat uncertain in throwing. Although he has a tendency to step away from the plate, he is a fair hitter, and is a good base runner. Stephenson, first baseman, is weak in fielding ground balls, but otherwise covers his position well. He bats in good form, although he has made few hits this...
...expected of them. The Harvard team, however, has had no outside meets and the handicap and class games were both held with unfavorable weather conditions. Harvard should have the advantage on the track but is unusually weak in the field events. The results of the hurdles are most uncertain, and it is very probable that these two events will decide the meet...
...principal weakness of the Princeton team lies-in-batting, although this has shown considerable improvement during the last few games. As the Harvard team is also uncertain in this respect it is likely that little scoring will be done and that the contest will be largely one of fielding and pitching...
...work of the University team was, on the whole, only fair. Considering the high wind, the fielding was steady and accurate. The batting, however, was uncertain, and the men seemed unable to place their hits safely. Castle was hit freely, especially by Clough, who made two two-base hits. Coburn, who followed Castle, was wild at first although he later pitched effectively...
Practice for the University team yesterday showed considerable advance over the work in Tuesday's game, especially in batting. The fielding, though less ragged, was still uncertain...