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...Brown game and was characterized throughout by fast throwing and accuracy in handling grounders. Two of the three errors made, however, were very costly. In the first inning Stephenson misjudged a long fly, letting in a run, and in the fourth inning Coolidge dropped an easy infield fly, the batsman reaching first and scoring later in the inning...
...spring recess the squad had been cut down to seventeen and with these men outdoor work was begun. A great disadvantage here has been that the team has had no crease and has been obliged to resort to a practice wicket with a matting placed in front of the batsman. Despite this handicap, however, the men have improved consistently from the start. In bowling, Bradley is the steadiest man and has downed the most wickets, though Drinkwater and Wilder can alro be relied upon for effective work. The non-appearance of J. A. Lester with the team has been...
...giving a chance, while his hitting was clean and accurate. St. Paul's main strength lay in the batting of the masters who played on the team, their combined scores being 172. Bradley's bowling was excellent, considering the fact that the wicket was distinctly favorable to the batsman. St. Paul's went to bat first, and when their last wicket was downed there was only an hour and a half for Harvard's innings. When stumps were drawn at 5.45 only three of Harvard's wickets had fallen...
...Murray 1G., J. H. Fairweather 2L., R. C. Brown 1G., H. G. Gray 3L., and C. L. Clay '02; furthermore a number of the new men are players of some experience and among these is H. H. Lowry '00, captain of Haverford's '99 team, an excellent batsman and wicket-keeper. A second team will probably be formed shortly, which will play three or four games with neighboring teams...
...week of practice, and a marked improvement in the work of some of the men is manifest. Several of the pitchers are acquiring good control, and their curves are much more marked than at first. A dummy has been made which is placed close to the plate where the batsman would ordinarily stand. This enables the pitchers to practice throwing shoulder or low balls as they desire, and also gives the catcher practice in throwing without interfering with or being balked by the batsman. As yet only three men have been dropped, and the candidates with these exceptions...