Word: particularity
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...work falling on the ball, breaking through, running down under kicks and blocking off. A squad of linemen, including Grant, Nourse, Burr, Fish, Newhall, Starr, Brennan, Butt, Cutting, and Wendell, were under the charge of Coach Daly who drilled them in delayed passing and straight line bucks, and paid particular attention to the tackles running from position through the other side of the line. Leary coached the ends, Bird, Forster, Houston, and Blumer, in catching forward passes, Bird making some excellent catches. He seems particularly suited for such work, and should prove a valuable end on that account...
...preliminary practice yesterday, Coach Cutts gave the line men a stiff breaking through drill, particular attention being devoted to W. Peirce, in order to accustom him to his new position at guard. Burr and Parker kicked several goals from placement from the 35-yard line with a hard wind blowing across the field. Burr and Lockwood also punted to the backs...
...afternoon the University baseball team held its last hard practice before the Yale game tomorrow. There will be only a light practice this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Yesterday, the regular batting and fielding work was gone through, and then the men were given short practice in base-running. Particular attention was given to bunting during the batting practice...
...hoped that students like Thurman are as remote from reality as the New England villagers he describes. "The Serious-Minded Student" takes himself so solemnly as to be fair game for his mates; but though the species is known, the sketch leaves the reader wondering whether this particular individual ever existed. Mr. Powel's "Influence of the Comic Opera" is a clever skit, the humor of which would move even the Serious-Minded Student to laughter...
...Princeton baseball team easily defeated Syracuse here today by the score of 7 to 1. Dreives, of Princeton, struck out nine men, gave no bases on balls, and allowed but two hits. Princeton combined timely hitting with Syracuse's errors. The home team fielded brilliantly, Wister and Harlan in particular making difficult catches...