Word: stopped
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...received directed to securing better teachers and more thorough instruction. If this plan should be carried out it is thought that not only would young men be able to come to college, and go into business earlier, but that the practice of "jumping college" would be put a stop to, which means that a large proportion of our business men would receive a much fuller and more complete education...
...other candidates have had more or less experiance upon their class nines and those of preparatory schools. For catcher Poole, '91, is the most promising candidate; McClung, '92, and Heffelfinger, '91, S., for pitcher; Traver, '89, S., Graves, '91, Cushing, '91, Harvey, and Day, '89, S. for short-stop; for the out-field, N. McClintock, '91, W. McClintock, '91, Stokes, '89, and Parker...
...feared. The candidates have been reduced to fifteen and regular training will be commenced next Monday. The ultimate make up of the team will probably be as follows: catchers, Brown lee '89, Brokaw '92 and Brown '92; pitchers; King '89 and Ames '90, one of whom will play short-stop when not in the box; first base, Dana '91; second base, Osburne '90; third base, Knickerbocker, '91; left field, Payne '91; centre, Durell, '89; right, McMillan, '91. Five of these men played on the 'varsity last year and the others have had more or less experience on their class nines...
...Andover's chances are not so bright. Her main stay will be in Stearns who played such a magnificent game all last season and who can be depended on to do work as good, if not better, this spring. Uptown will in all probability catch him. He was short-stop and change catcher on the nine last year, and is a good all around player. Mowry who was in the field last year will probably cover first base, Anderson second, and Brown, third. Owsley, who captained the Princeton preparatory school team, is trying for short-stop, while there...
...Dartmouth University ball team for this year will be made up as follows: Woodcock, Bachs and Vivian, pitchers and right-fielders; Ranney and Jones, catchers; Gault, first base; Norton, second base; Williams, short-stop; Abbott, third base; Holt, centre-field; Humphreys, left-field...