Word: moment
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Yesterday's defeat was then largely the fault of the nine; perhaps it was even more the fault of the umpire. At a critical moment he called a pretty, perfectly fair hit of Howe's a foul. He allowed Murphy to score when it was perfectly evident to almost every one else on the grounds that he was out at the plate. His judgment of balls and strikes was also bad. The field, moreover, was as bad as the umpire. The attendance was small...
Dodge won a fall very quickly in his third round, and in a moment more, won a second, getting the bout...
...aside, for the moment, the question of the feeling of confidence which the class-if it is made up of honest men and not ward politicians-should have. If the class wants to get the best men for the places, we have a far better way to suggest than this method of deciding on candidates a year beforehand. Let the members of the class talk over available candidates among themselves all they like-the more the better. It is far too early to decide now on the worth and ability of all the men; college life moves so quickly that...
...told. The one giving evidence of most careful finish is "Cupid's Brush," an international episode of which the scene is laid first in the Louvre at Paris; secondly, in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The story has considerable snap and comes to an end at the right moment. The conversations are written with spirit...
...this season. An attempt has been made to carry on the practice of the batteries in some warmer place, but no fit place can be found. The baseball men lay great store by the practice they get during the winter, so that it is a matter of no small moment that they are obliged to work under these unfavorable conditions...