Word: controlling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This fine lead, instead of steadying the team, seemed to make them nervous. Highlands lost control of the ball; in the fourth he allowed three of the first four men who faced him to reach first. Then when affairs were in a critical condition, Winslow and O'Malley did some very poor work, and Princeton was able to make three runs, This was the turning point in the game; after that Harvard was retired with more or less ease while Princeton was constantly adding to her score...
...Irving does not have much control over his movements, besides dropping over at full reach, he rows in pieces and goes too far back. His recovery is not smooth. He has been rowing starboard only two days...
...collection pertaining to American Archaeology, the installation, classification, etc., to be under the immediate direction of Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, subject to the Director of the Museum, this work to be done at the expense of the trustee of Mrs. Hemenway's estate; the ownership and absolute control of the collection to remain with the said trustees, they not being prepared at this time to commit themselves to a final disposition of the same...
...change would be ineffective (a) Committees will still control legislation. (b) Information about affairs of departments will not be more available. (c) Cabinet ministers will be no more responsible than at present. (d) Congress has no time to devote to listening to explanations and answers. (e) No improvement in the quality of the Cabinet will result...
Wiggin had little control over the ball and for four innings Princeton batted hard, scoring seven hits with a total of fifteen. In the fifth inning Highlands took Wiggin's place and for two innings pitched well, but in the seventh he lost his head and Princeton began to pile up the runs. With the score tied, Ward came to the bat. He hit an easy grounder to Highlands who threw wild to Dickison, Ward reaching third on the throw. Five hits with a total of eight, two costly errors on the part of Corbett and Stevenson, and Princeton...