Word: slugged
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...they not both express an aesthetic revolt against their drab environment? The other verse-pieces, except for an odd word here and there, like Mr. Damon's 'tinsel-snow," so fortunate in his etching of Christmas-eve, are not distinguished. The cymbals and the castonets, even the slug-horns, of the Saturnalia fail to rouse...
...next nine games resulted in nine straight victories, and when Brown broke the charm in the 7 to 3 contest on Soldiers Field, the University made a trip to Providence and evened matters up by taking an 11 to 10 slug-fest. Since then the University has eliminated Princeton and has shut out both Williams and Pennsylvania, in addition, taking extra matches from the Calumet Club and the Pilgrims...
...deal of practice with a very slow recover has developed in the men better control of slides than has been seen in most of the recent. University eights, but at a stroke much over thirty, especially when the men are tired after two or three miles, a tendency to slug, with the blades high off the water, is still apparent...
...improving rapidly and the boat is now moving more smoothly. The men get a good finish in their stroke, but lack the hard biting catch so marked in the Yale crew; they do not catch hard enough or quick enough. The crew has also shown a tendency to slug and yank the oars through the water instead of sweeping them through with a long, steady pull. These faults, however, are fast becoming eradicated by coaching, and today the crew is rowing more smoothly and with more power. The crew is a strong, hard-working eight, well able to stand...
...Pieper '03 does not get down on ground balls and covers very little territory. He is a weak thrower, and at the bat tries to hit too hard. A. Black '03 is slow in getting his throw off. He is a fair batter, with a tendency to slug. J. S. Lovering '03 is slow, and an awkward thrower. He bats fairly well. W. M. Rockwell '03 is a fair fielder, but slow in getting his throw off. At the bat he has a tendency to settle and step away. E. Bowditch '03 is fast on his feet, and fights...