Word: benching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Shot-Put.--Won by Driscoll, Exeter, 44ft, 2in.; second, Bench, Exeter, 42ft. 7in.; third, Ben Butterworth, Exeter, 40ft...
With the score tied, Harvard had an excellent opportunity to score. A decision by Eubanks that was patently and palpably wrong, brought the rally to a finish. The Harvard players didn't budge from their bench. Captain Emmons went out on the field and made his protest in a perfectly orderly manner. When he was overruled he went back to the bench and the Harvard team fought on. The game wasn't delayed more than ten seconds...
Again every good play by the Oglethorpe athletes--and there were lots of them--was warmly applauded from the Harvard bench. In short, the baseball players from America's oldest university play ball with the spirit that it is pleasure to meet another college in honest conflict and because the college is opposing them does not of necessity indicate that its athletes are burglars halfwits, or unfit for the society of the ordinary run of human beings...
...catching department is perhaps the strongest part of the squad at present, and rather than have good men on the bench, one or two catcher aspirants for this position may be trained for infield or outfield positions. E. L. Gherke, L. C. Larrabee and C. R. Brown have shown the greatest ability at this position...
...chair, 1 lamp with metal stand (2 bulbs), 2 straight back chairs, 1 large red and black rug, 3 small rugs. The following pieces of furniture have not been called for at the Union: 2 wicker chairs, 2 straight back chairs, 1 desk chair, 1 wooden arm chair, 1 bench, 1 leather cushion, 1 vase, 1 green rug, 1 brass ash stand, 1 large rug, 1 red pillow with Harvard Seal, 1 table cover, 3 pillows. If these things are not called for by March 15, they will be given in exchange to men who have lost furniture...