Word: shortstop
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...door practice, very little can be said of the outfield. Saturday afternoon two nines were picked and a five inning game was played. The following men, not including the batteries, make up the squad: First base--Baldwin, Foster, Lancy; second base--Daly, Jackson, Black; third base -- Forsman, Story; shortstop--G. M. Leonard, Noyes, Van Amringe; outfield -- J. G. Coleman, Comins, Chace, Dever, Winsor, Kelly, Minton, McCall, Emmons, Torey...
...shortstop, the competition is exceedingly close. The candidates are George, Coolidge, Wheelock and Devens. George who appears to be thoroughly seasoned, is batting fairly well. Coolidge fields splendidly and throws well. Should he continue to improve in batting, the competition for the position will be much closer. Wheelock, although a new man, has improved rapidly both in batting and fielding, and gives promise of further improvement. Devens throws well, but is not so quick as either George or Coolidge. His batting is only fair...
...vacancy at shortstop will probably prove hardest to fill. Devens, Coolidge and George are the only candidates. Coolidge fields well and plays a heady game, but is weak in batting. Devens does not field so well but bats better. Of George, little can be said, as he is working with the pitchers. Some of the men now trying for second and third will later be available, and the outcome cannot be predicted...
...Yale all the outfielders have graduated, but a strong nucleus remains in the infield and last year's battery is also back. The members of last year's team still in college are Captain S. B. Camp '00, shortstop; C. E. Sullivan '00, catcher; F. C. Robertson '01, pitcher; C. P. Cook '01S., pitcher; L. D. Waddell '01S., first base; and F. L. Quinby '02S., third base...
Princeton has her veteran battery of the last two years still in college, and a strong nucleus of infielders. The university baseball players still in college are Captain F. W. Kafer '00, catcher; A. R. T. Hillebrand '00, pitcher; A. E. Meier '02, first base; R. F. Hutchinson '02, shortstop; D. V. Hutchings '01, third base; and W. H. Watkins '00, centre field. E. S. Burke '00, who played second base on the '98 team will also be a candidate this spring...