Word: infielding
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...nine will play its first game with Brown this afternoon. Changes which, without doubt, will prove beneficial have been made in both the infield and outfild. The following is the batting order of both teams...
...standard, though at times it was brisk and sharp. The game was essentially a batting game as can be seen from the fact that but three men reached first on called balls and but four struck out. Yet Harvard's hits were mostly to the infield and the men were thrown out at first base, whereas Princeton seemed to be able to place their hits where they wished. In the field Harvard made less errors than her opponents, but the nine went to pieces at critical moments. Throughout the game there was a lack of team work and discipline...
With the exception of third base Harvard's infield played a good game, the best work being done by Whittemore and Scannell. The latter played in splendid form and stopped Highlands's somewhat erratic pitching remarkably well. Corbett made one inexcusable error and fielded the ball in a very slovenly manner, while McCarthy was slow in starting when a hit was made. The score...
Eaton and Lowell out for infield flies...
...However, the game was not what it ought to have been and the nine as a whole showed great listlessness. This was particularly noticeable in the outfield. Paine and McCarthy were slow in starting after the ball and Corbett made the only error in the game for Harvard. The infield put more life into their play, Whittemore and Winslow putting up the best game. In the sixth inning Wiggin went into the box and the nine immediately settled down to more steady work. Wiggin was well supported by O'Malley, who is quicker both on his feet and in throwing...