Word: catchings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...asking Miss Speare to speak, Mr. Hersey is continuing his policy of inviting prominent figures in the writing and acting professions to speak to his classes. Last year a "prize catch" was Martyn Green, noted performer of Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas for the D' Oyly Carte Company...
...fifth Johnson again proved a thorn in Healey's side as he opened the stanza with a single and then waltzed around the sacks on a series of ludicrous boners. After getting on first, he stole second, and then tantalized Healey who threw to second to try to catch him off the bag. Johnson proceeded to third on the throw, and when the ball got away from Art Johns at second, Johnson trotted home...
Tomorrow Bill Thomas's Independents, an aggregation of House ball players, faces Adolph Samborski's Yardling team. Woody Woodward is slated to pitch, Bobby Gorham to catch. Others who will play are Peter Pratt, Arthur Page, Ralph Doran, Sam Merrill, Bartow Kelley, John Eaton, and Harris Squibb...
...Vagabond reflected, as he sank deep in his comfortable armchair and watched the blazing logs kindled in his fireplace. "We must take action." How often he had sat in that chair, watching the fire and hearing a soothing voice that urged him thus! Always the fire seemed to catch the spirit of the voice, and respond to its glowing tones with ever more brilliance. Like the voice, it would subside and become quiet for a time; and then, once again, it would burst forth, ever agitated, glowing, ardent...
...which the original 1893 players, who 32 years ago organized into teams representing Adams "Y" and the Detroit Athletic Club, stuffed themselves with chicken. Afterwards the two teams, refereed by Inventor Naismith, played basketball as it was when baskets were peach baskets. Shoving and tackling under the original catch-as-catch-can rules, the hearty players (the oldest was 61, the youngest 53) battled for all they were worth. When the game was over the score was 2-to-2. Unanimously the players decided to postpone the overtime period until...