Word: fores
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...solar variations recorded at Mr. Hoover's station have been most valuable in aiding Dr. Abbot to recognize a remarkable periodicity of 25.66 months in the heat given off by the sun. If further observations show this periodicity to be real, meteorologists may be able "to fore- cast at least two years in advance the principal solar changes, and whatever of importance may prove to hang thereon," (Dr. Abbot), viz. crops, icebergs, baseball games...
Died. Charles Forepaugh, 91, of West Berlin, N. J., oldtime circus man (Fore-paugh's Aggregation, Forepaugh & Sells Bros.), "first trainer to place his head in a lion's mouth" (1874); in West Berlin...
...visitors took the lead in the second frame by scoring three runs, Harvard counting once in the same inning. Each side tallied once in the third and Harvard forged to the fore by out-scoring the St. Anselms outfit 4 to 1 in the fourth. In the seventh the visitors tied it up and counted the winning marker in the ninth...
Despite the optimistic view taken by those in command of Harvard debating, an analysis of the past forensic season would not seem to justify such an adjective as "healthy". While debating officials paint a radiant future for Harvard debating, the drab record of this year fore-shadows no such promise. On the contrary, the evidence on this season's calendar points in a series of incidents which reflect little credit upon an activity so rich in tradition as Harvard debating has been...
Defensively the team has acquitted itself creditably, having handled 403 chances in the field with only 22 errors for an average of .945. Prior is again in the fore with a mark of .989, but his task of covering the initial sack is admittedly easier than that of his mates around the hotter sections of the diamond. McGrath at short has fielded for .920 while F. E. Nugent '29 as second has also kept above the .900 mark...