Word: stonger
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...amount of carelessness about the play which made it appear as if the men were not thoroughly interested in their work. It was enough for them that they were ahead, and so they did not play their best or make very strenuous efforts to increase their lead. A slightly stonger batting team than Hopkinsons would have won the game. One of the first things that the team will have to learn is that every game, no matter how weak the opposing team, demands their strongest play. To play by spurts will never accomplish much, while it weakens the work...