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Word: droves (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...finished in good condition but were very tired. Stroke Cutler, after the University eight had hit the launch, drove his crew hard and was well backed up, especially by the three men directly behind him, the stern four doing the best work throughout the race. The second crew made a splendid fight in the last three quarters of a mile and was well stroked by Forster. It was not till after hitting the launch that the University crew showed any sort of form and power, but the work of the eight in this last half of the race offset...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY EIGHT WON | 11/11/1909 | See Source »

Sweetser played a hard smashing game, taking the first two sets with the scores of 8-6 and 6-3. In the third set, when he seemed to have the match well within his grasp, he made several costly double faults and drove several balls out, Dana taking the set, 6-4. The last set was very evenly matched, standing seven all when play was stopped...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis Singles Still Unfinished | 10/29/1909 | See Source »

...ninth and Yale scored three runs. With one out White passed Merritt and Corev, who batted for Philbin. Fels hit to Sides, who failed to touch Merritt as he ran by, and threw to first. Jefferson dropped the ball allowing Merritt to score. Murphy doubled, scoring Corey, and Jefferson drove a long fly to right, Fels coming home after the catch. Logan struck out. In the last of the ninth Princeton went out in order...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Defeated by Yale, 5 to 2 | 6/23/1909 | See Source »

...Brown opened the last half of the thirteenth with a fly to centre field. Hicks then met the ball squarely for a hit over second base. Lanigan was out at first on a hard hit ball to the pitcher, but Hicks reached second on the play. Harvey then drove the ball over the centre-fielder's head and Hicks came in with the winning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WILLIAMS BEATEN, 2 TO 1 | 6/4/1909 | See Source »

...runs were scored by Brown in the first inning. With one out Dennie drew a pass and stole second. Raymond, who won the first game between Brown and the University team by bringing in two runs with a two-base hit, drove the ball to left centre for a home run. In the second inning three Brown men reached first, but a put-out at the plate on an attempted sacrifice prevented any scoring. In Brown's half of the next four innings the first man up each time got to first, but not until the sixth inning was another...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SECOND VICTORY FOR BROWN | 6/3/1909 | See Source »

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