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Candidates for the University Nine are now in active training and the cage presents an animated appearance from early afternoon until dark. The various candidates practice sliding to bases, hand ball, starting, etc. A new feature in the training is the stopping of ground balls and throwing at a mark. It develops quickness of judgment and accuracy of aim. In sliding, an arrangement has been originated by Captain Willard whereby the runner is raised from the ground as he is about to slide. After the cage work, the men exercise at the chest-weights, practice with the dumb-bells...
...candidates for the Yale nine have been training since the term opened in batting and starting and sliding bases. Next week they will go into strict training, doing a little gymnasium work, having regular short distance runs and continuing the work in the cage...
...nine has not as yet been able to get the cage for regular practice. The batteries alone are allowed its use; but in about three weeks the nine will begin practice in earnest. At present a light system of training is undergone, the work consisting in the use of the weights, dumb-bell exercises, vaulting, and a short run on the track...
...remains to be seen whether there are among them more than the usual proportion of good players. The training at present will consist of light work in the gymnasium on the chest-weights and with dumb-bells, but it will be impossible to do any heavy work in the cage on account of the conflict made with the hours of the 'Varsity nine. The training for the first few weeks will not be at all severe, it being Mr. Cady's plan to get the men into good physical condition by means of light but daily systematic exercise before attempting...
Until this week the work done by candidates for the baseball nine has been confined entirely to battery practice in the cage, but now the candidates for other positions on the team have commenced active training. For several years past the college has not been so much in need of new material to fill vacancies as at the present time. Only four old players from last year's nine and substitutes are now in college-the other positions must be filled by men whose experience in baseball has been limited to practice with class nines. It is easy...