Word: infielding
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Yesterday the varsity worked late into the dusk sharpening the infield. Despite a chill wind the Crimson showed traces of speed and hustle which might well serve to win the support which the squad has felt in need...
...popped up, and the infield fly rule was called, putting him out. The ball fell between the catcher and third baseman, and Bergantino ran for the plate, along-side the Cornell fielder, who didn't bother to tag him, thinking he could put him out by stepping on the plate. He was mistaken, and should have been charged with an error...
...looked quite sharp out in the field, with only one error, while Tufts' infield was very inept. The one JV error, a wild throw by catcher Dave Fairburn in an attempted pick-off, resulted in one runner scoring and another being put in a position to score. Fairburn redeemed himself by successfully picking off a runner later in the inning...
Kucks, a 23-year-old righthander from Jersey City, with low breaking stuff, had the Brooks rolling out or popping to the infield all through the sunny but chilly afternoon...
...night last week, with his cool and easy motion on the mound and his reckless behavior on the base paths, he beat the league-leading Milwaukee Braves almost singlehanded, 2-1. He struck out ten men, allowed only eight hits, tore home from second on an eighth-inning infield single, slid head first into big Del Crandall at the plate, jarred the catcher loose from the ball and scored the run that tied up the game. When Roberts took his turn again, four days later, the red-hot sluggers of the Cincinnati Redlegs sighted in on his polite pitching...