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Word: knocking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...good one for ball-playing, except for the high wind which made it next to impossible to knock a fly ball beyond the infield...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Championship Game. | 5/17/1892 | See Source »

...game was called soon after 3, with Princeton first at the bat, King, their strongest hitter, stood up expecting to knock the ball out of the grounds. Highlands smilingly helped him to a strike-out. Young also met the same fate. Mackenzie was hit on the foot and took his base, only to be caught between bases by Highlands and Hovey. Harvard then came in. Cook started off with the prettiest kind of a single, which lightly danced along the third base line to left field. Mason put another to left field, advancing Cook a base. Hallowell then repeated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD VICTORIOUS. | 5/9/1892 | See Source »

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