Word: plate
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bennett '28 scored the lone tally for his team when he batted out a three bagger and crossed the plate on a long fly to the outfield...
...Milton's minor poems. Before the title page there is engraving of the author done by W. Marshall, Milton, evidently disliking the picture wrote a Greek comment under the picture, which Marshall, ignorant of Greek and believing the comment to be complimentary, caused to be engraved on the plate. Milton's comment, translated, follows...
...gust of wind blew out the storm doors and plate glass front of the Goldfield Hotel at Tonopah. Nobody cared. There was a fresh "strike" at Barrel Springs, five miles from Weepah. The rushers swerved thence, eddied back, chattered, milled around, boasted, dreamed...
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, ancient bellicose baseball player, crouched near the home plate at St. Petersburg, Fla., awaiting his turn at bat. Mr. Cobb is not, never has been one to do things quietly. So, while waiting, he gave advice to able Eddie Collins, ancient teammate, then in the process of batting; appraised the opposing pitcher's ability in acid terms; discoursed on this and that subject in a manner familiar to American League players...
...have ever heard of him, although most of the professors and veterans of the Square can remember the days when John used to wander through the Yard and the dormitories, crying his wares, "'r'nges 'n' b'nanas," or when he used to solemnly walk three times around the plate before a baseball game...