Word: overthrew
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...German poem. Next is an essay on "Count Tolstoi and Modern Realism," in which the writer, after saying that Balzac tried to crush the life out of French prose - Balzac, the one man to me who can understand and describe the emotions of a woman - that the French revolution "overthrew in one vast ruin Church, State and literature," in which latter word seems to be included not only Montesquieu, Voltaire and J. J. Rousseau, who, by the way, led the revolution, but also the German writers, Lessing. Schiller, Goethe. The latter, I may add, like the later English writers, seems...
Yesterday morning a harlequin scrub eleven met in fierce contest the champion eleven of Memorial table No. 3, and with difficulty overthrew them. Brilliant play, rapid running, rough tackling and generous gore distinguished the game throughout. Yale's tactics were closely followed, and the disabled strewed the field. Both teams were from '87. Time was called at half past eleven. In the first wild enthusiasm, G. W. Foster kicked a goal from the field, and Loud scored a touchdown. The Flubdubs, green with envy, secured in the second half two touchdowns by Russell and Mead, and a goal from...
...clock promptly the game opened with Harvard at the bat. Beaman flied out to Van Ausdal; Tilden fouled out to Blossom; Nichols was sent to first on balls; and went to third on a hit by Willard; in attempting to cut Nichols off at third Van Ausdal overthrew, allowing Nichols to score, and Willard to reach third; Allen hit safely, but was left on first, after Willard had scored, by Smith's striking out. Van Ausdal opened the game for Princeton by flying out to Tilden; Edwards hit to Edgerly, but through poor coaching Beaman attempted to get the ball...
...centre-field off his feet and dashed him against the bars of the grand stand. This was the most beautiful hit of the game. Princeton also scored one run on a bad error by shortstop, who, getting his finger knocked off, and stopping to pick it up before throwing, overthrew, and the man came around. In the seventh inning the umpire earned three curses on strikes, balls and a close decision at second. In the twenty-ninth inning Princeton again tallied, the datter hitting the ball clean into the third-base's stomach, and, the Yales not having the presence...
...inning Hall made a hit to centre, but was left on second, the next three men going out. For Brown, Smith made a clean drive to right. Chase knocked to Le Moyne, who, to cut off Smith, threw wild to Coolidge, the ball going to Nichols, who in turn overthrew to Le Moyne, letting Smith reach home. The next three men went out in order. Score...