Word: outer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...this device, a farmer must first attach a plow to his tractor and cut a furrow around the outer rim of his field, making the corners rounded instead of square. Then he fastens Mr. Zybach's invention to the steering wheel of the tractor, putting the spoon-end in the furrow. He starts the tractor, climbs out. The tractor, guided along the furrow by Mr. Zybach's invention, continues to make shorter and shorter trips around the field, until it comes to a stop in the middle...
...descend. At 8,000 feet, he found himself falling faster than would be pleasant for a landing, so he adjusted his parachute, stepped out into nothingness, floated to the ground uninjured at Golden Gate, Ill., 100 miles from Scott Field (Belleville, Ill.) his starting point. His trip to the outer edge of the world and back took two and one-half hours...
...figures, the fielding averages show a five point decline from last week's mark of .968, but still contrasts favorably with the .932 credited to Coach Mitchell's nine at the close of the first week in May, 1926. Jones kept up his streak of faultless fielding in the outer gardens, while Donaghy, at short, maintained his commanding position among the guardians of the inner ring with a .969 average to his credit...
...Mitchell will send against the invaders from Worcester the same team which faced Brown on Saturday. W. W. Lord '28, erstwhile left fielder, will again replace J. E. Tobin '27 at the first sack, while J. P. Chase '28 will fill the post Lord leaves vacant in the outer circuit. This new combination worked smoothly in the Brown encounter, bringing both greater batting strength and surer fielding to the remodeled nine. Today's game will mark the first appearance of the new lineup on the home diamond...
...fielding average of the team as a whole as risen steadily with the arrival of warmer weather and more equitable playing conditions, showing an 18 point increase during the past week. Jones, without a single miscue against his name, leads the guardians of the outer diamond regions, while Donaghy has a larger percentage of faultlessly handled chances to his credit than any of the other Crimson infielders...