Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that our President had to base his message upon were the claims of the people of Venezuela. After the negotiations of 1840, the people of Venezuela were inactive until 1881. Then Lord Cranville took up the negotiations with Venezuela, which were finally rejected...
...vote of the Faculty Athletic Committee of the University of Pennsylvania every member of last year's baseball team, except Captain Blakeley, third base, and Gorman and Grey, outfielders is debarred from playing this season. A large number of substitutes were also made ineligible for the nine. Among those debarred are Reuning, catcher; Schoenhut and Dickson, pitchers; and Goekle, Contrell and Avil, infielders. An investigation showed that these players had played on "summer nines" and in other ways had violated the University of Pennsylvania amateur rule...
...cage for about two weeks. The squad at the present time is so large that in order to give each man a fair trial it has been divided into two sections which practice on alternate days. So far the work in the cage consists of fielding grounders, sliding and base-running, followed by a short run and dumb bell exercise in the Gymnasium. As soon as the squd is reduced to a convenient size, the men will have a little practice in batting...
...have added their names to the list. Thirteen candidates have presented themselves for the position of pitcher, among them Altman, Easton and Wilson. The most uncertain position is behind the bat, where it will be hard to replace Trenchard and Williams. Kelly is the most promising man for first base and Captain Bradley will play second. Gunster and Ward will probaply play third base and shortstop, The management will adopt the plan followed last year of playing Altman, Easton and Wilson in the outfield when they are not pitching. All are excellent fielders and as batters they will materially strengthen...
...They lived in the same century, but St. Ambrose being somewhat the older, was the first to gain prominence. After his election to the bishopric of Milan he made an exhaustive study of theology, and from his teachings dates that allegorical method of treating the Bible which is the base of the Catholic Church...