Word: big
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...baseball players of today a more finished article than the famous old star players of yesterday? Anson, Ferguson, Stovey, Rowe, White, Brouthers, Thompson, and Sunday were once the idols of the fans, yet the player on the big teams of today can show even cleaner fielding averages. Why? you ask. Just compare the 1908 scores with those of even ten years ago. Games are won on closer margins, fewer hits and less errors. Better fielding tells the story...
Interest in the matter led us to look further into the question of mitts and gloves as used by the big teams of the present. Almost without exception we find the World's Champions, the National and American League teams, the minor leagues, semi-professional, college and amateur nines all sing mitts and gloves made by the A. J. Reach Company of Philadelphia. The name tells much, for Mr. Reach himself was one of the famous second basemen of his day, and so knows what is required in the shape of mitts and gloves...
...generally understood that Professor Lowell is in favor of an exclusively Freshman dormitory, big enough for all the members of the class. If this could be established, the question of Freshman unity would be settled once and for all. With the whole class lodged under one roof, with a suitable common room for a general meeting place, the members would soon become acquainted, and many friendships would be formed immediately which now take about four years to develop. But it will undoubtedly be some time before this ideal is realized, and another method should be devised for use until that...
After being graduated from College, Mr. Colby set out on a tour of the world. He was gone nine months, spending most of the time in India and Ceylon hunting and photographing big game. He returned to this country after many interesting experiences, and after a year set out for Alaska, where he remained nearly a year, prospecting and hunting. It is of this country and his many varied experiences there that he will speak tonight...
Since leaving College Mr. Colby has spent his time in hunting and photographing big game in India, Ceylon, and Alaska. The trip about which he will talk tomorrow was taken...