Word: clay
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...such an auspicious day ensured we were soon installed as guests of honor at the competition. Seven teams from across the mountains would try to best each other on what was probably the world's highest and most dysfunctional cricket pitch. In the center of one terrace was a clay wicket. The marijuana meadow formed one boundary. The terraces below were another: fielders stationed there couldn't see the play and had to be alerted by spectators if the ball was coming their way. As the only male in our party, I was given a pair of scissors...
...chancellor Phillip L. Clay says the work of the task force will create “a broad and intense dialogue within MIT on ways to better support the individual growth and well-being of our students...
...draft includes a number of thoughtful recommendations. They are sensible, and we are implementing some of them without delay,” Clay said in a press release...
...true to cinematic drama, there was a quite an ending. Shea Hillenbrand nearly ended Mussina’s bid for perfection by leading off the ninth with a hard grounder to the right side. Seemingly out of nowhere, Yankee first baseman Clay Bellinger (who had scored the lone run in the game when he replaced Tino Martinez on the basepaths) lunged at the ball as it skipped into his awaiting mitt. He flipped the ball to Mussina for the first out in the ninth...
...game has great players, but it has suffered from a lack of interesting personalities and gripping rivalries. The Top 20 list is clogged with Spanish clay-court matadors and nondescript Europeans. Goran Ivanisevic, who won Wimbledon with a thrilling five-setter, was ranked 125th, but who wants to memorize 125 names? Names like Gustavo Kuerten...