Word: player
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...them at the beginning of the season, the men went to work with a will to make their team a good one and to win back the entire confidence of the University, which they could not but feel had been somewhat shaken by the first two games. Every individual player on the nine has put his whole heart into playing his position to the best of his ability, with the result that the team is now a strong one and promises exceedingly well for the rest of the season. The victory over Dartmouth, the playing in the game with Holy...
...first base Otto has been behind his last year's form, his fielding and batting being very streaky. Cochran, the football player, is the substitute for this position. After a great deal of experimenting Dougal Ward has been brought in from the out-field and placed on second base. This is an excellent move on Captain Brook's part; for Ward, though not a speedy man, is at all times perfectly cool and collected, which will help materially in steadying the infield...
...easy to understand the infrequent representations of the piece. The reason for its being seldom given, however, lies more perhaps in the fact that, with the partial exception of Launce, who belongs of course to the low comedian, there is no first-rate character for any one player. Whatever the reason, it is certain that the first valid record of any performance of "The Two Gentlemen" comes so late as the year 1762. The first American rendering was given in New York by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean in the year 1846. Forty years later in March, 1886, Madame Modjeska...
...although they failed to equal Yale's record, yet they played a game that was good to look upon. Brown has an excellent pitcher in White, who held New York down to 11 hits. White was well supported behind the bat by Dunn, the champion hand-ball player of Brooklyn...
Dash and coolness, endurance and speed, precision and force, individual resourcefulness and power of cooperation, all go to make up the good player. The game is preeminently adopted to the work of building up good physique. It does not demand much brute force. It calls into use more muscles and functions of the human body than any other field game played today. Legs, arms, shoulders and chest are continually in use. It is particularly good as a lung developer. Lacrosse is admirably fitted to afford needful exercise to the average student...