Word: fights
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...voting of stockholders and deprecated the prevailing tactics, thoroughly gambling tactics, of foroing up the price of shares of railroads in order to buy up the votes which represent the control of the railroads. As an example of this scheming, Mr. Abbot instanced the great Oregon Trans-continental fight of last...
...year and the positions of first base, second base and catcher will be held by McBride, Calhoun and Poole respectively. Third base may be held by Owsley, of last year's Andover nine, while McClung, Huntington, captain of the Exeter team in '87, and Twombly, are having a hard fight for short-stop...
When the Armada was first sighted from the cliffs of England it was sweeping up the channel in the form of a crescent. The English fleet now commenced a skirmishing fight which neither increased nor lessened throughout the coming week, but which in the end destroyed the Armada. During Sunday the Spaniards anxiously awaited Parma who was to bring up the main body of the soldiers. Parma. however, was penned up by the Dutch fleet and effectually kept from joining the expedition. When night came the English sent fireships among the enemies' ships. The Spaniards became panic stricken...
...annual bowl fight between the freshman and sophomore classes of the University of Pennsylvania took place a week ago yesterday, near the college chapel. As the freshmen came out of chapel the sophomores strove to check their progress and a rush ensued. The freshmen, their bowl man in the centre, were at first successful, but finally the bowlman escaped and after a severe tussle, Ninety-two succeeded in capturing the bowl. After their victory the sophomores formed in line and marched down the street singing...