Word: corners
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...rapidly among the students, until some even of the disciples of the materialistic school of philosophy doubted the evidence of their senses and trusted to the light of reason. But alas for theory! Last Saturday the pitchers of two of the leading ball-clubs succeeded in pitching around the corner of a fence built at right angles with a line drawn from pitcher's stand to catcher's. We trust that this absolute proof that the "twist" is a possibility will silence the enemies and rejoice the admirers of this greatest "point" in our national game...
...surely coming ahead of Yale's. Yale saw this and quickened her stroke to 35 1/2; but still the Harvard "beef" pounded away at her 33 1/2, and now at the one-mile flag, her stern was even with the Yale bow. Now Yale began to spurt for the corner, and her stroke rose to 38. Harvard responded, and at the two-mile flag had opened half a length of clear water between her opponent's boat and her own. Harvard kept away very wide from the corner at the mouth of the Agawam, and for a short distance Yale...
...done if after a man got into college he could not get out? He was afraid if the present tests were applied to the alumni, many would long remain within the classic shades. The emerald green of the College Yard, from the old President's house to the remotest corner of the delta, would soon be whitened with the bones of the alumni who died in ineffectual struggles to effect their escape from the college...
...examination, after he has left his dark corner, slinking around like a beaten hound, scarce daring to collect the books; his face no longer wears a smile...
...opened the box, and felt around in the corners, but found no studs. It was full of handkerchiefs. As I turned them over, to search between them, I found a little one with a monogram on the corner. It was rumpled, but carefully folded. I showed it to him, unfolding it as I did so, and saw a brown spot on it, near the middle...