Word: splendid
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...will be W. M. Fletcher, who stands over six feet, and is broad-shouldered rather than heavy. He is slower than Pilkigton and they bear about the same speed relation as do Cady and Hatch, who will be offered as their opponents by Yale. Cady, however, has been doing splendid work over the high sticks in practice, and in a recent trial finished only a yard and a half behind Chase, the American champion, in the record time of 153/5 seconds. Much depends upon the outcome of the two hurdle races as to how the balance of victory will swing...
...sixth Highlands gave Stephenson his base on balls, and Speer's three bagger scored him. Paine's error allowed Speer to score and Rustin's hit scored Greenway. Carter left the box at the end of the seventh, after pitching a splendid game...
Rand started out with a base on balls. Winslow flew out to Redington but Scannell came to the rescue with a splendid three base hit to deep centre field bringing Rand in. Hayes's grounder was fielded by Rustin, and Highlands flied out to Letton...
...ROSE of the Castle Square Theatre gives a surprise to his patrons by announcing a reduction in prices for his summer opera this week. Not content with giving the best light summer entertainment ever seen in this city, at an unparalleled expenditure, he has decided, in view of the splendid patronage, to strive for still greater successes by making a clean sweep in prices and making 50 cents the highest price possible to be paid for a seat. All orchestra chairs will sell at that figure, also the orchestra circle. The entire balcony and dress circle seats will be sold...
...LONDON, CONN., June 10. - The Yale crew rowed over the course for the first time this evening, showing up in splendid form and doing the work that "Bob" Cook laid out for them very well. The Yale crew started from Gales Ferry in the launch, with the shell towing behind, to the point near the lower end of the former course. The crew stripped and getting into the shell, Captain Cook gave instructions as to what was to be done, and immediately the word was given. They pulled the long, steady stroke that has come to be distinctively Yale...