Word: striking
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...pichers. J. Highlands struck out six men, allowing only two men to make his, J. Wiggin struck out five men, two hits being made. while A. Highlands struck out only two men, but did not allow a single hit. Corbett's catching was careless. Of the thirteen strike-outs he muffed the ball on seven third-strikes. He held the last two pitchers, however very much better than J. Highlands, the first...
Setting the top in motion with his hands he took a string and by throwing the top in the air, and catching it on its peg in a loop of the string be kept it continually spinning. Once the top went so high as to strike the rafters supporting the roof but it was caught nevertheless. He then walked around the hall keeping the top spinning all the time and throwing it over his head, under his legs and behind his back. The spectators were greatly pleased with the exhibition and Kishimoto received much applause...
...Wheeler, Chattanooga, Tenn., "Lessons of the Homestead Strike...
...voted to strike the running and standing broad jump and the tug of war from the list of events, and the following officers were elected...
...what can we expect so long as we confine ourselves merely to prohibiting abuses and leave the cause of them untouched? We have seen that the cause of the fluctuation of rates and of the favoritism shown to large towns was excessive competition. True statesmanship would strike at the root of the matter and destroy this competition...