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Kansas University Weekly.
ATHLETICS.
VARSITY 6—HASKELL 2.
The first match game of base-ball of the Kansas University team for '96 was played Wednesday afternoon on McCook field before a fair sized crowd of students and townspeople. The visiting team was the Jayhawkers old rivals in local base-ball honors, the Indians from Haskell Institute.
The game was not a brilliant one outside of the work of the batteries. The fielding of both teams was ragged. The Haskell boys playing a tragedy of errors, while at times the base running was stupid. However, for the opening game of the season the work of the 'Varsity boys was very commendable. Every man in his position showed himself to possess ability to play the game and what is needed is practice and team work. The batting is apparently the weakest point in the team's play, although it must be remembered that Augusta is a clever twirler and has always been a stumbling block to the best of the University's batters.
The game demonstrated that while Gear and Kelsey will be missed, the 'Varsity has a battery that will be hard to beat. Wagner and Outland worked excellently together, and if they keep up the gait they heve started, there need be no fears as to the strength of the "points." Wagner held the hard hitting left handed Haskell boys down to eight hits and struck out seven men. Outland handled himself in great style taking the low throws and the high ones, with accuracy and cleanness, besides watching the bases well.
Mitchell played a splendid game. The infield were not given much to do. Blackshire made a brilliant stop of a hard hit ball in the seventh inning, cutting a runner off at home on the play. The work of the outfield was altogether acceptable. Sherman of the team of '93, played center field.
The Indian boys did not play up to their standard. Two new men, the Keeler brothers, held first and third bases, ane one's playing
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