Word: errors
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fielded Rand was on third base. Scannell sent a high fly to Corridon, who muffed it, letting Rand score. A passed ball advanced Scannell and Dean's hit scored him. Dean got caught on third on Haughton's grounder to Corridon, after Paine had reached first on Clayton's error. A short hit by Burgess scored Paine and Haughton...
...good as it has been, and that of English High was wretched. Ninety-nine batted in much better form than they have so far this year, Thompson and Jaffray doing especially well. In the field Thompson played by far the best game and accepted six chances without an error. Farr pitched for Ninety-nine till in the sixth inning he went to pieces and Lynch took his place. His pitching had been...
Ninety-nine went in to bat first. Thompson got his base on balls, but Lynch hit to shortstop forcing Thompson at second and being put out himself at first by a very pretty double play. Morse, the next man, got his base on an error of the right fielder. Robinson hit safely letting in Morse. Davis got his base on balls, took second on a passed ball, and both scored on McCall's hit. McCall was out trying to steal second. For E. H. S., Edwards struck out, Whitney got his base on a missed third strike, and stole second...
...willing nature does influence us in our belief. But, remembering that in our dealings with nature we are not makers but recorders of truth, we should seek to avoid error and seek for truth. We must weigh reasons with an indifferent mind; for the best investigator is one who is impartial...
...second, that we are better off by believing this truth. In case both branches of this hypotheses are true, we are supposed to gain a certain good by belief. If we avoid the issue, we lose the good. The sceptic says, "Better risk loss of truth than chance of error." But we have no evidence that dupery through hope is worse than dupery through error. A sceptic, by requiring absolute proof before he believes, may cut himself off from all future good. We have a right to believe any hypothesis live enough to tempt the will...