Word: bag
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first inning when three of them struck out and subsequently scored, because Stiles, who took up the catcher's responsibilities at the last minute, was unable to hold Hall's wily shoots, they adopted the system of swinging at the first three balls pitched and hastening for the initial bag at top speed. Here Osborne lived up to expectations by performing yeoman service. He also distinguished himself with the club, although outdone by Stiles who slammed a trio of screeching triples over the heads of the outer gardeners...
...Captain McIntosh will hold down his old berth at the pivot sack, with Edgerton cavorting in the short field. These two with Stiles, a raw recruit, at third, will make up a stonewall infield; and Osborne, though inexperienced, is a demon with the willow, and will cover the initial bag in Daubert fashion. Veterans Smith, Brown, and Morris will form the slugging outfield trio. "Steamship" Hall, the peerless arterial twirler, will appear on the slab with Reynolds, another old timer, at the receiving end. Manager Henderson intends to try out all his new material, and substitutions will be made almost...
...laws, and effects of one subject. At least it is not the present system's fault if he has not. The second insures a breadth of work most valuable, perhaps, to those to whom it is most distasteful. The third prevents the blind, haphazard plunging into the University grab bag for the first four courses which come to hand...
...private interests so far as to affirm that the method proposed by the Student Council, and favored by your editorial, would not decrease the amount of tutoring, but would increase it. I could, I believe, outline a method which would speedily drive the mass of professional tutors bag and baggage from the city, but as I am not yet quite ready to retire on my ill-gotten wealth, I shall have to postpone my revelation until a later date. A PROFESSIONAL TUTOR...
Captain Potter made the only hit for the University team, but he threw away any chance of a score by poor base running. Harvard played a fairly clean game in the field, Felton's error of judgement in throwing to second when there was no one on the bag, and a muff of a high fly by Wigglesworth, being the only misplays...