Word: base
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Candidates for the freshman nine at Yale are in training under the supervision of the members of the University nine. They are coached daily in base-running and sliding. No practice in batting is given on account of the poor light in the cage. At the rink, a building near the colleges, practice in passing and the work of the batteries is carried on. No men have been dropped as yet, but the number will be reduced in a few days. There is great interest displayed by the different candidates and some remarkable ability has been developed. The battery...
Jones, '88, chairman of the Exeter Lit, has offered a gold medal to that member of the nine who shall have the best record in base-sliding at the end of the season. The Oxonian has offered a similar medal to the man who gets the highest batting average...
...second base, Mumford, '90; Morgan, 89, and Woods, '91, are the candidates Mumford covered the base last year and thus has an advantage over his opponents. Woods, '91, was formerly with the Technology team. He is a good fielder and base-runner. His batting is weak...
...position of third base, Quackenbos, M. S., is the most promising candidate. He played third last year on the Dartmouth College team and made an enviable record both in the field...
...short-stop, the candidates are Gallivan, '88; McPherson, '89; McLeod, '90, and Dean; 91. Gallivan has played on his class nine three years. McPherson is a good fielder and base-runner...