Word: knocking
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...error. He was effective all the time, and struck out seven men and passed only two. The opposing pitcher, Quint, was not speedy, and did not have a great variety of curves; but he pulled himself out of several tight places by making the men at the bat knock pop flies. Captain Dexter made two pretty catches in left field, and scored the first run with a pretty single to left, after which he stole second and third. Pounds' work in right showed no improvement, his throw to the plate in the fifth, on the only chance he had, being...
...with a sigh of satisfaction, and, like the Coach, need lose on sleep. To one who for several years has not road closely the baseball columns of the daily papers, this article shows the amazing rapidity of growth possible in the technical language of a popular sport. Start who knock holes in batting averages are hold friends; a "comer" who "has a long way to come" and even the divagations of a star, who, though assured that he "cannot be-touched," nevertheless "worries himself wild," and toward the middle of the game "goes up in the air and stays there...
...Pilgrims, Purchas, Vol. 5-8. Weihe, Chamiso, 2, vols. Annual Register, 1904. Life of Reason, Santayana, vols. 3 and 4. Essentials in American History, Hart. Actual Government, Hart. Renan, Barry. Mount Desert, a history, Street. The Philippine Islands, Atkinson. A Southern Girl in '61, Wright. The Ancient Grudge, Pier. Knock at a Venture, Phillpotts. Autobiography, Andrew White. Russia and its Crisis, Milyoukov McAllister and his Double, Train. The Garden of Allah, Hichens. The Irrational Knot, Shaw. The House of Mirth, Wharton. My Friend the Chauffeur, Williamson. The Divine Fire, Sinclair, Iole, Chambers. The Appreciation of Pictures, Sturgis. The Ways...
...Freshman baseball team will play Groton at Groton this afternoon. The work of the Freshmen during the past week has been rather discouraging as the team has shown but little improvement. In batting the men show a little better form, but still have a tendency to knock fly balls, and have not yet learned to time the ball well. Their bunting is fair. The fielding of the infield is marked by carelessness and the throwing is very inaccurate. In the outfield a little improvement is shown in judging fly balls and in getting throws off. R. J. Leonard has been...
...flies. Maguire in centre field is doing good work at the bat. His fielding is steady, but he does not seem to know where to throw the ball after he has caught it. Randall who is trying for right field meets the ball well, but has a tendency to knock it in the air. Adams in the outfield is a hard worker, but his fielding is erratic. He has improved his batting greatly, but it is still weak at times. Colby is a good outfielder, but his batting needs improvement. Of the catchers, Mason is a good backstop...