Word: clout
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...published, rather smartly too, by Boni and Liveright. As may be expected, the content is fairly instructive, but the " form " is terrible. As Mr. McGraw comes plunging in for a tricky simile, he falls on his face. He marches confidently to bat and takes a prodigious clout at literary emphasis with his infinitive. The infinitive splits and the emphasis falls badly foul over by the water cooler. As a writer Mr. McGraw will remain in the shaggiest bush league...
...University's two in the first four innings. In the fifth they got his range completely when Crosson advanced to second on a wild pitch and was brought tearing home by Sessler, who however was caught out at first. Summers' hit, followed immediately by Williamson's two-base clout, brought in another run. The sixth opened with a forecast of even worse things when Carlson cracked out a home run making the score 3-0. Small came up and scored a hit. It became a question as to whether or not Hill could handle the situation much longer and Cordingly...
...HAVEN, CONN., May 1.--The Yale nine won an 8-6 victory over Bowdoin this afternoon on the Yale diamond. The feature was a home run by Eddy of the Eli team with the bases full and two men out. Yale was two runs behind when the circuit clout brought the four tallies which gave them their two run lead for a victory...
...brilliant fielding stopped every rally, Harris and Conlin featuring for the Vermont team, and Hallock for the Crimson. In the beginning of the twelfth, however, the visitors made their final effort, and brought in their fourth tally, Burns, who had doubled to center, scoring on Brock's neat clout to left. The University proved powerless in its half, and the game ended with the Granite State nine on the long end of the score...