Word: batsman
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...been decided not to have any game this fall with an outside club because in the afternoons now the sun is so low in the sky that it shines directly in the face of the batsman, thus making it impossible to do any batting on the regular diamond on Holmes Field...
...past, and in his absence Dickinson, Paine and Whittemore have alternated in coaching the candidates. Most of the time is devoted to batting, and the men are given a chance every day to face hired pitchers. Captain Cook is making it a special point to teach co-operation of batsman and base-runner...
...judgement, and is worthy of the highest praise. With men on second and third, and no one out, a slow ground hit was knocked to him, and by a quick feint he kept the men to their bases, and then, by a remarkably fast and accurate throw, assisted the batsman out at first. Whittemore's play at third base was very good. His only error was a muff of a difficult foul, and two of his assists were of the phenomenal kind. Cassatt accepted five out of six chances, and his error was an excusable fumble of a grounder...
...pitchers took things easily, simply trying to get the ball where the batsman could hit it, so as to give practice in fielding and base-running rather than batting. The work on the whole was rather poor, though some pretty plays were made, notably a running catch by Corbett in left field. The men seemed especially rusty at base-running, allowing themselves to be caught between the bases very often...
...best. Instead of this, however, with the express purpose of delaying the game, no one tried to play. Wood in especial distinguished himself. He made not the slightest attempt to pitch ball. He threw overhand or underhand just as it happened, and the ball was pitched back of the batsman as often as it was in front. The score was perfectly disgraceful. Occasionally Wood would take to tossing the ball easily over the plate. Then the Yale men would bat him all over the field. Too much censure cannot be given to him for the part he played...