Word: brace
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been proposed to keep an error column in cricket. It would undoubtedly have a tendency to brace up the fielding and show what an important branch of the game...
...disagreeable in some cases I think as a rule they are beneficial, especially in hard or doubtful courses. They count very little on the year's mark and no cramming need be done for them except by a few lazy men, whom it will not injure to "brace' once or twice during the year instead of doing all their study for the semiannuals. And they certainly are of great use in giving one an idea of the nature of the questions on the midyear papers and of the kind of work expected there. Besides they are excellent tests...
Hopkinson's, Roxbury Latin and St. Paul's show material gains and rather more than make up for some of the losses of the other schools. Adams Academy has taken a decided brace and may once again be among Harvard's largest feeders. Below are the tables of the youngest and oldest men entering the classes...
...took eleven innings to decide the fourth game in the Williams-Dartmouth series. Dartmouth, however, took a great brace in the last inning after Williams had scored and so won the game. The score, which is taken from the Boston Herald is given below...
...seniors came to the bat in the ninth eleven runs behind, determined to make a big brace. The big brace resulted in one run which was made on a muffed thrown ball and Dudley's single. The score...