Word: lose
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Highlands pitched a strong, hard game, giving only two men bases on balls. Once or twice he seemed to lose control of the ball, but only once or twice. Upton failed to hold him at all, evidently being bothered by his new stiff mitten. Besides this, moreover, Upton was very slow in throwing to bases, losing several good chances just by holding the ball too long. At third Cook was not quite as good as usual making a couple of very wild throws to first...
...Browne and Nichols team could not handle the ball at all, but made errors on the easiest balls and plays. The freshmen played with as much snap as could be expected, against such a team. Webb pitched throughout the game. His pitching was fair, but he seemed inclined to lose his head. Walker caught the first two innings, when he hurt his finger, and was replaced by McAdams. The batting was good, Worman, Rogers and Wadsworth, doing the best work. In the first inning, the Browne and Nichols team went to pieces altogether, making error after error, and allowing...
...this way both of these elements would gain by contact. The literary men would find a healthy influence in the religious societies, and the latter would be broadened by contact with the literary men. By allying themselves with the humane interests of the university the religious societies would lose much of that seclusive character which prevents them from taking a firmer hold on the more liberal portion of the college. The aim of the proposers of the second plan is, then, to cherish the religious and the humane interests of the college side by side to the end that greater...
Rule 6. In all competitions any competitor failing to come up when time is called shall lose the bout...
...infrequently the spiritual overflow is lacking. A man may have come of the noblest Puritan stock and have inherited the spiritual vigor of a long line of good men, but unless he is careful of his inheritance he will lose it. If his profession or business leaves him no time for spiritual development he grows weak and perhaps falls before temptations that would have been powerless, had he kept the health and strength that were his birthright. A man will gain the power to pass unharmed through temptation if he will put himself in communion with great men and deeds...