Word: sore
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...seven, Barristers seven, and it was agreed to call the game. There were absolutely no brilliant features in the game, unless three singles by Griffin can be called brilliant. The roughness of the ground made good play absolutely out of the question. Besides, Winslow being laid off with a sore hand, Brown played third base, Hayes short, and Ames second base. Hayes was particularly unfortunate, making four errors. The Barristers made six errors, which is a small number, when the condition of the field is considered. On the whole, the new nine played well when it is remembered they have...
...present day are the national committees and the campaign funds. The former bear the whole brunt of the battle and conduct the grand strategy of the campaign; the latter, since money, like water, seeks the lowest level, flood the doubtful states, and have become a source of sore trouble to the sober impulses of both parties...
...sure winner, but C. R. Budlong of the Providence High, played a much stronger game than was expected, and came very near winning the tournament. The first sets brought out some of the best tennis playing that has been seen on the Harvard courts; but Chace's sore hand bothered him considerably in the last sets, and Budlong showed the effect of the hard work he had already done in the tournament, so both men let up perceptibly on their pace. Thus the close of the match, while interesting on account of its closeness, did not show either...
...half has passed by, no part of the receipts has been handed over from the treasurer of the Glee Club to the above mentioned organization. This negligence on the part of the Glee Club is all the more culpable because it has put the Pierian Sodality in sore financial straits. The management of that organization has contracted debts perfectly legitimate and such as could be easily paid if the proceeds of the concert had been turned over to them as agreed. The consequence is that the Pierian has lost the confidence of its creditors. The matter is by no means...