Word: lames
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale or Princeton circles, yet the eleven has made great progress, and will undoubtedly play a strong game. Princeton played Stevens last Wednesday, and defeated them by a smaller score than our own. The entire regular eleven played with the exception of Moffat, the captain, who has a lame knee, and Poe, half-back, who, in the language of the New York Times "was closed for repairs." James Robinson trained the Princeton men, and Peace was referee of the game...
Crocker, who will take right field as soon as his lame ankle will permit, has made a good record as captain. He is a good fielder and catcher. He bats well and is a fast base runner...
HORIZONTAL BAR.The entries for the horizontal bar were, A. C. Denniston, '83; J. C. Faulkner, '86; F. B. Fay, '83; G. B. Morison, '83. Denniston did remarkably well, though suffering from a lame ankle, and his movements were throughout excellent exhibitions of strength. The movement of all the contestants were remarked for their grace, those of Faulkner especially winning applause. Faulkner won laurels by executing the giant swing and then turning and doing it backwards several times. He was awarded...
Base-ball yesterday : At Philadelphia - Bostons, 12; Philadelphias, 12; game called in the 10th inning on account of darkness. At New York - Metropolitans, 9; Chicagos, 2. At Cleveland - Clevelands, 19; Allegheneys, 5. Bond being disabled with a lame shoulder and Richmond having shown up very poorly in practice games, the Worcesters have signed J. G. Clarkson of the Beacons for pitcher. Harry Wright was negotiating with him to take the place of Ward, who has a bad arm, when he was engaged by Worcester...
...oarsman who had made the unlucky swap with the base-ballist went around groaning over hands which looked like miniature boxing-gloves, while the would-be oarsman was lame and sore all over...