Word: crediting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...diamond men. Besides hitting at a clip of .380, the Crimson short stop is also the leader in other departments of the nine's offense. He has made the most hits eight; he has scored the most runs, nine; he leads the base-stealers with three thefts to his credit: and he is tied with Captain Todd and Zarakov for the most three-base hits and home-runs, respectively...
...startling, but it represents the efforts of pretty much the whole team, and not of one or two stars, a fact that makes the Crimson offensive dangerous all the way down the line. Sullivan, with three thefts leads the robbers. Todd and Ellison both have two bases to their credit, and the remainder are scattered down along the batting order...
...University batsmen have accomplished the unusual in totaling as many runs as they do hits. Zarakov, veteran third-sacker, has hit safely seven times and he has also scored seven runs; Captain Todd, with six hits, also shows the same number of tallies to his credit...
Such onomatopoetic creations should be judged by their success rather than by the dictionaries. In this particular case credit is due to a typesetter who set "chuff" for "chug." An able proofreader, quick to sense the merit of the "new word," let it stand...
...Cuba, 'which he reached as Colonel of Rough Riders, General Wood was officially responsible for elimination of yellow fever. Even more to his credit, he taught the Cubans two entirely new ways of life ? sanitation, self-government. Typical of the esteem of his subjects was the occasion when he, a Puritan, was invited to assist at the elevation of a Cuban archbishop...