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...full-pitched ball; yet your fellows often missed them." A smile passed round among the base-ball players and their friends. "Any one can hit a full-pitched ball, can he? What do you say to that, Fothergill? Can any one hit one of your curves?" Fothergill rather thought not; and considering that an income about ten times as large as an English curate's is paid a first-class pitcher in America, it will be readily understood that if any one could knock their pitching about at pleasure, they would be rather costly at that price. The Englishmen, however...
...true that this suggestion has come rather late and that a nine made up thus late in the year would have little chance to develop base-ball talent. Nevertheless the primary object - that of giving practice to this year's 'Varsity team - will be accomplished, and besides this, a consolidated team will have been started this year which can be reorganized next season with less trouble than a new nine could be gotten together...
...communication which we publish to-day in regard to the interference of roughs in the celebration of Wednesday night deserves attentive consideration. The question of celebrations, order in the yard, bonfires, etc., has been rather in the background this year but the victory of Wednesday has awakened all the sleeping problems connected with our success in athletics...
...design of the school is to qualify men and women to supply the demand for competent instructors in the Sargent system of examination and physical training. The present need is for intelligent organizers and leaders rather than skilful performers - for those who can arouse enthusiasm for health and development rather than for feats and display...
...defeat cast its shadow before, only about a dozen Yale men accompanied their nine to Cambridge yesterday. These men were remarkably quiet (for Yale men), their voices being heard but few times during the game and when they did break forth it was in a way which discouraged, rather than animated their comrades...