Word: steals
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have no national art school in America is "because the Government of this country takes no interest in art. We have no minister, no department of art. ... In fact, we have no art of our own to speak of, and don't really know how properly to steal that of other countries. How long will we remain the only civilized country which has no interest in anything but sport, the movies, the comics and the radio? Billboards are our only art and we want nothing else. There is more to be made of foreign...
...McQuiggan, the visitors opening batter, hit cleanly to first Clune advanced him to second on a sacrifice and Shea's hit brought him home. Shea himself was advanced to second on an error by short-stop and to third by Massey's hit. He was caught, however, trying to steal home and Cummings struck out, retiring the side...
...tried to catch Hill at the plate. The throw was perfect, but the ball was twisted out of the catcher's hand, giving the University its only run and tieing the score. In the same inning another score was almost registered when Burgess made an unsuccessful attempt to steal home on a short throw to second...
...ability, to put any "stuff" on the ball. The 17 home-runs and 13 triples made by the scribes are evidence enough of their batting prowess; but they also knocked out nine doubles, the pitcher, and many other opponents. Their base-running was of the highest character, Gates' steal of home in the tenth inning being one of the features...
Thereafter the teams fought back and forth, with neither side showing a decided advantage. Once the visitors made a triple, but the runner was cut off at the plate when he tried to steal home. With two outs in the last of the four-oeth, however, McGlone's hit brought in the deciding...