Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...American vs. English Tennis" on which I should like to make three observations. In particular I would refer to the following sentences. "In volleying. the English player invariably takes the ball as late and as close to the ground as possible, and this he manages to do without losing speed in his return. In fact on the other side the return volley is immensely harder than it is in America. The advantage of this is obvious to anyone who has studied the game. In the American style of volleying, on the other hand, as the ball is seldom allowed...
...great not as it used to be, the theories being very much the same, the execution only being different. In volleying, the English player invariably takes the ball as late and as close to the ground as possible, and this he manages to do without losing speed in his 'return.' In fact on the other side the return volley is immensely harder than it is in America. The advantage of this is obvious to anyone who has studied the game. The 'striker' has the advantage of having more time to 'place' his return, and the 'receiver' is at the disadvantage...
PLUCK.Prof. Stillman argues from a study of the instantaneous photographs, taken by Mr. Murybridge, that the speed in animals and in men depends on conformation of muscular tissue and "much also on the nervous energy or will transmitted to the muscles, technically known as courage or pluck...
...awkward and rough English, and which is therefore of no possible advantage to him as an exercise. Now if more care and judgment were used, all this might be avoided, and we should at least be spared the trouble of having to go over a paper at break-neck speed, in addition to enduring all that makes such an examination most undesirable...
...nine have been brighter, for only one of last year's players has left college, and the nine will go upon the field in the spring with a year's experience. Our pitchers have been working all summer and have already shown great improvement, both in delivery and speed. It is too early in the year for any change in batting to be noticeable; and here again a coach will be of great service. We think that with such a fielding nine as we had last year and an increase of batting, that there is no reason why the nine...