Word: pitching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Critics, pleased by her attractive manner, by her knowledge of the stage, were forced to admit that her voice, though not unlovely in quality, is frail, that her vocal technique is frailer, that she was frequently unfaithful to pitch, that she is not up to Metropolitan standard...
...ruined us. . . . I made the paper we used myself, from German pulp; and the first 20,000 notes which I produced were not successful. . . . Prince Windisch-Graetz, however, insisted upon having them passed, and of course they were detected. . . . Later I raised our paper and technique to such a pitch of perfection that my last notes will continue to pass current in France indefinitely without detection...
...purported to be our own brand of champagne, and which, so far as the container, cork and seal were concerned, I could not myself tell from our own product. This I exhibited before the Congress of the French Syndicate of Champagne Makers, and they were roused to the highest pitch of indignation. I think they will try to do something in the near future to protect their rights...
...team was on edge before vacation, which fact was demonstrated by the manner in which the powerful Dartmouth five was trounced 36-22. An effort will be made to get the men back to this pitch before the M. I. T. game. It is hoped that the ice victory of a few weeks ago will be repeated on the basketball floor...
...Another reason for this action, Coach Merrill said, "is the proximity of the Yale and Princeton meets, which are to be held in mid-spring. The relays have always brought the team to a pitch too early in the season...