Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...also peculiarly satisfactory, on account of its adjacency to the Longfellow estate of nearly eighty acres, which had been left to the university some time before, but had not been utilized, on account of the expense necessary to put it into condition. The Soldiers Field gift being on higher ground, could be used at once, and at the same time opened up a prospect of eventual usefulness for the Longfellow estate...
...found in Paine's weakness in the box during the first four innings, during which time six two base-hits and four singles were made off his delivery. Some of the two-base hits would have been certain outs on a good field, but according to the ground rules at Brown, every ball going over the left field fence, as every ordinary fly ball does, counts for a two base...
According to the announcement for next year in the new Elective Pamphlet, "courses 1a and 1b are both intended to cover ground that is useful as a preparation for the studies of the more advanced courses." From this it would seem that it is the intention of the Department to make these courses more introductory than they have been in the past and for that reason to make it more advantageous to Sophomores and Juniors to take them than to Seniors. Thus far, however, they have always been regarded as valuable courses in themselves, and, as a result, many...
...offered it will go to that college that wins it the greatest number of times in five years. Princeton and Yale have each won twice and Harvard once, so the deciding shoot will be held this month. The exact date has not yet been decided, but the choice of ground has been given to Yale and the shoot will probably be held at the grounds of the New Haven Gun Club. The teams will be composed of the same number of men as in the regular shoot, but each man will shoot at sixty birds instead of thirty. The make...
...there has been a good deal written and said about the matter, although very few have had any definite knowledge of the health conditions of the field. As a natural result, many exaggerated and false stories have found their way into the newspapers and unfortunately the belief has gained ground in some places that Soldiers Field is malarial, generally damp and unhealthy, and not a fit place for the development of an athletic team...