Word: balking
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...Southerners' shortstop had a bad day in the field, being guilty of five misplays, and very nearly presented the game to Harvard by himself. A passed ball, a couple of stolen bases and a balk aided in the Crimson victory...
...Oliver. Three base hits, Lord, Armistend. Stolen bases, Ullman, Chase, Zarakov, Burns 2, Brooks. Bases on balls, off Howard 5, off Creson 4. Sacrifice hit, Jones. Sacrifice fly, Chauncey. Struck out, by Howard 3, by Creson 2. Passed balls, Chauncey, Oliver. Hit by pitched ball, by Creson 1 (Burns). Balk, Creson. Left on bases, Harvard 9, Vanderbilt 8. Hits, off Howard 11 in 8 2-3 innings, off Booth none in 1-3 innings. Winning pitcher, Howard. Umpires, Stafford and Barry. Time of game, 2 hours, 16 minutes...
...France and Italy balk at the conference, it is possible that the U. S., Great Britain and Japan will get together on another 5-5-3 agreement...
Nothing could balk the Information Desk. Like the sphinx--it is very wise...
...public may like to be fooled; it is often considered perfectly legitimate to fool them. We rather balk, though, at bricks gilded with piety. Swindling is never commendable; when supported by ministers of the Gospel and the sanctity of the Church, it is somewhat shocking...