Word: arms
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...better off, however, with a number of experienced men competing for this battery position. R. A. Lancaster, who has been showing great form in the early practice, is the leading candidate for catcher. He is a hard hitter, a steady man behind the plate, and possesses a good throwing arm. A. Aspinwall is also a good catcher and, while not as fast as Lancaster, may push him hard for his position. T. H. Gammach and W. G. Swigert have also been playing well...
...back on Link, but this year there is no one on the pitching staff of Link's experience. Of the material on hand Chaplin and Thompson are the most promising. Thompson is gradually rounding into form after being incapacitated during the fall and winter by an injury to his arm. Tibbott, shortstop last year, may also be tried out in the box. His work in the cage during the past few weeks has been marked by steady improvement, but it will be difficult to judge of his real possibilities until he has pitched in an actual game...
...that thing best." Form may be studied through running beside or behind other men or by watching one's shadow. Straight ahead leg and foot action is the right sort. In order to lift the knees properly the thighs should be developed by the aid of exercises. Arm action must also be studied...
...failure of the bill conferring or rather confirming the authority of the United States to cause American merchant vessels to arm themselves before leaving our ports, is a national misfortune, because it reveals the inability of the Senate of the United States to control itself. Insofar as it was intended to prevent war by suggesting a milder form of resistance, it would have failed of its purpose had it become law. Congress, and apparently the President without the aid of Congress, may grant this privilege to vessels likely to be exposed to submarine attack; but it cannot guarantee them...
...Supply Sergeant of each company will obtain the keys for the arm racks of his company from the Commandant's Office, in time each day for the regular formation of his company. He will unlock the racks so as to permit the cadets to take therefrom their rifles. He will personally superintend the removal and replacing of the rifles. He will lock the arm racks and return the keys to the Commandant's Office after each drill. If, when the arm racks are locked, any rifle is missing, the fact will be immediately reported...