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...second base, Leonard who has been appointed temporary captain, is improving steadily, especially in batting. J. F. Burns, the other candidate for the position, is generally slow, though his base-running is fair. L. Grant is covering third base well both in handling short bunts and fast hits. At bat he bunts well, but has a tendency to hit high balls. Nichols at first base is a hard worker and covers a good deal of ground on foul flies. He has, however, fallen off in his batting within the last two weeks. Spencer, who is trying for centre field...
...whole, the trip was fairly successful. The men were enabled to get a week of good practice, and were aided in their work by perfect weather conditions. Only in a few cases was any improvement shown in fielding, which was, nevertheless, for the most part, fast and accurate. In batting, there were some cases of individual improvement, but as a whole, the team did not bunch their hits to advantage. The most evident and universal weakness, however was the bunting, which was at no time satisfactory. Poor base-running was another conspicuous fault in the work of the team...
...spirit of the institution is not difficult to see. With diffidence and deservedness carried to an extreme, the opportunities to appreciate new sides in the nature of an acquaintance--which are only to be discerned after considerable time and may be of a sort to make him a fast friend--are thrown away; and the splendid discipline that comes to the man who weeds out ill founded prejudices is not gained...
Owing to the cold weather yesterday, the work of the University squad was very light, consisting simply of batting work at the nets, and short fielding practice on the diamond. The raw wind made fast and accurate play impossible, and so prevented any noticeable improvement in the work of the squad...
...Weld Boat Club yesterday won another double victory in the preliminary interclub class races, both the Senior and Junior Weld crews winning their heats from their Newell opponents. Particularly fast time was prevented by a heavy rain, although the wind was favorable and the water calmer than on Tuesday. Neither race was particularly close; the Seniors won their heat by about two lengths, and the Juniors their by three. In both the Weld crews gained slowly and steadily throughout...