Word: nine
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...baseball practice yesterday afternoon the University nine batted through nine innings against the Freshmen. Clarkson pitched the first six innings and allowed but six scattered hits. P. D. Haughton '99, who relieved him, was hit safely three times in the remaining three innings. The base running showed lack of head work, and a large number of runners were caught off bases. In spite of this the nine scored twelve runs through the poor fielding of the Freshmen. The batting and base-running was followed by a few minute's fielding practice, which was fast and fairly accurate...
...Freshman nine will play Brown '03 on Soldiers Field at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The showing of the Freshmen in the practice against the University nine yesterday was not encouraging, but this was due more to lack of practice caused by the recent bad weather than to a reversal of form. Sherlock, a recent addition to the team, is a fair fielder and a hard hitter and adds some strength to the nine. Brown '03 is stronger than most of the teams which the Freshmen have played, and the game should be close...
...Pennsylvania team did not show quite as much fighting spirit as did the Harvard nine, though on bases they were slightly quicker to take opportunities...
...game between the Freshman nine and Andover, which was prevented by rain last Saturday, has been cancelled, as the Freshman schedule is filled...
...return of C. P. Cook '01 S. to pitchers position has greatly strengthened the Yale nine. Cook has been unable to play up to this time because of deficiencies in his studies. He has good speed and curves, and his work is less erratic than it was last year. When not pitching he will play in the outfield, as he can cover a good deal of ground and is a strong hitter. A chance in the outfield was given G. B. Ward '02, who has been playing well on the college nine, but he proved unsatisfactory. The make...