Word: badness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Ibid.- (2) No prominent Republican aspirant has so definite a record on the currency question.- (a) Reed helped pass the Sherman law.- (b) Harrison signed the Sherman law: Cong. Record, XXI, 7264, (July 14, 1890).- (c) McKinley has "Straddled" and is "straddling": Nation, LXII, 227.- (d) Allison has "a bad record and is speechless now": Harper's, XL, 266.- (3) Cleveland is a most consistent civil service reformer: Nation, LXII, 227.- (a) Began the abolition of the spoils system in 1885: Platforms and Promises by W. D. Foulke.- (b) He has continued his original policy.- (c) Received the support...
...have a very small and scattered army.- (2) Washington did not refuse a third term chiefly on political grounds.- (a) Though he did have some fear that monarchical rule might be possible, yet his reasons for refusing were mainly personal: McMaster, II, ch. IX.- (x) Was in bad health at the end of second term, and died before third term would have ended: No. Am. Rev., CXXX, 117.- (y) He was no longer "the idol of the people": Ibid.- (I) "In 1796 in every city and town were men who denounced him: McMaster, II, 289.- (II) Was slandered...
...Owing to bad weather but little work was done by the university and freshman crews during the vacation. The men rowed on the harbor mostly in pairoars, it being too rough for the shell. No graduate coaches were able to assist Captain Treadway. The usual order in which the crews rowed was as follows: University-Stroke, Langford '97S.; 7, Treadway '96; 6, Longacre '96; 5, Bailey '97; 4, Rodgers '98; 3, Beard '96; 2, Brown '96; bow, Simpson '97. Freshman-Stroke, Howard; 7, Parkhurst; 6, Slocovich; 5, Griswold; 4, Cheney; 3, Way; 2, Wright; bow, Sturges...
...batting of the 'varsity men was much better than last year; the men seemed more anxious for good balls and less eager to have bad balls pitched them. Only two men struck out, Paine made a double and two singles, while Captain Dean had a double, a single and a sacrifice hit to his credit...
Individually the work of the men was not so very bad, but in team play they were lamentably weak. Several times on infield flies and high fouls the ball was missed, because the men after it did not know which man was to catch the ball. Once three men could have caught a foul, but it fell uncaught because of the confusion caused by the other players calling upon the different men to catch it. This ought never to happen again. The players ought to understand that it is the captain's place to call out who is to take...