Word: gun
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Worse than all the scratch men were not our champions, but that mark was assigned to W. M. Watson and G. D. Phillips, neither of whom is within gun-shot of first-class form, Watson's best record since 1876 being worse than 7 min. 43 sec., and Phillips's best performance is 7 min. 38 2/5 sec. Such work as this is highway robbery under the guise of handicapping, and is a disgrace to all who are responsible for it. When the club next give any handicap games, if they will submit to us their list of entries...
Princeton.- A Gun Club has been organized, with the idea of encouraging "field-shooting...
...turned out afterwards, your uncle Eben Small Had charged that gun, five years before, with powder and with ball...
...thought would fit him, so he raised his gun, prepared to shoot
...Grandsir looked along his gun, and made sure of the sight...