Word: overthrows
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...candidate who permits electioneering, and by electioneering I mean the presentation of one candidate's qualifications at the expense of another's, forfeits his right to represent his class. When seven men are nominated for one office, it is manifestly an easy matter for a ticket to overthrow the general will of a class. There are not two parties in this election; there are seven representative men who have been honored with a trust. Not a man is standing for a principle or a platform; each is being judged solely by the efficient personality which his election will place...
...strong wind blew against the batters and spoiled many balls that would ordinarily have fallen safe. Three pitchers were used on each team and they all did well. Team B did better fielding with two errors against three for team A, but one of the two was a bad overthrow which resulted in the winning...
...first man up, went out on a pop fly to Davis, but Dexter followed with a scratch hit over second. Simons advanced him with a fast grounder past short but he was caught off second after making the turn. Simons then stole second and scored on Paine's overthrow of Pound's easy grounder. Dana went out, Davis to Waters...
Each team worked a man around in the seventh. For team A, Simons went out, Garceau to Waters. Pounds singled to right, took third on Greene's overthrow to first, and after Dana flied out to Waters, scored on Currier's single to right. Slater was out, Kemble to Waters. Garceau opened the last half with a pop fly to McCall. Waters took first on Simon's error of his grounder, stole second, and scored on Ware's drive to centre. Harvey and paine went out on grounders, ending the game...
...that the audience understands the antecedent causes of the characters he enstages, depicts only the tragedy. The ancient author can, therefore, move with greater deliberation in evolving the catastrophe, and can find scope for lyric reflection on the relation between divine law and its infringement by the hero whose overthrow he is constructing...