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...following subjects are suggested to those who intend to enter the contest: The buildings and grounds in or near the Yard, the interiors of buildings and of students' rooms, snap-shots illustrating present customs and fashions in dress, views of athletic contests and teams...
...Newell crews were very weak on the finish of the stroke, but were strong on the catch and had lots of life and dash. The Weld eights, on the other hand, finished strongly, with a good leg drive, but they lacked snap, especially the second Weld...
...their fielding, but their batting was deplorably weak. Clarkson pitched an excellent game, striking out 17 men, and giving Dean only two base hits. He also led the team in batting, making three base-hits out of four times at bat. The infield showed a good amount of snap and life playing their positions without an error. Bartlett at catch, made two costly errors and his throws to second were all very wild. Lancy, who was tried at first-base, in place of Foster, fielded his position satisfactorily but was weak in batting...
...catcher's position, was evident in all the games. The men showed unexpected strength in batting, which was due chiefly to the weakness of the opposing pitchers. The fielding, especially in the Boston Latin and Pomfret games, was decidedly ragged, and there seemed to be a general lack of snap and life. The game with Thayer Academy on Thursday showed the team at its best. The fielding was accurate and the men showed a good amount of team work, bunching their hits at critical times, and finally winning by a score of 9 to 6. In all the games, however...
...unfavorable weather the trip would have been a success in every way. Practice games were held morning and afternoon under the attention of Dr. Nichols and B. H. Hayes '98. The team showed improvement, although at times the weather was so hot that it seemed to take all the snap and life out of the playing. The batting has perhaps shown the most decided improvement, the team getting twenty hits in the two games, and making but two errors. The Georgetown game was to serve as a sort of final test, and owing to its postponement a final judgment with...