Word: thrown
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...beyond first base in the first inning. In the second Stevenson was given a base on balls, stole second, and took third on Haughton's clever sacrifice hit. Paine and Pote, however, both struck out. In the fourth inning Burgess made a scratch hit but was thrown out when he attempted to steal second. Rand was given a base on balls and stole second, aided by Draper's poor throw. Stevenson struck out, but Haughton brought in the first run by his three base hit. Paine hit a fly to Johnson. In the next inning Clarkson made a three base...
...drought the grass has never been watered, and consequently it has a withered and dusty look and in some parts of the Yard has disappeared completely, leaving great bare places. Weeds of all kinds have flourished and now bid fair to replace the grass. Pieces of paper that are thrown down by students are allowed to blow about for days; the edges of the paths are uncut and the paths themselves are not looked after. In general the Yard presents a thoroughly unkempt appearance...
...Yale argument was as follows: The present navy consisting mainly of cruisers is sufficient for a peace footing. Battleships are money thrown away except in case of war, which is unlikely. Finally, even if war is declared, land defences are more effectual than a seagoing fleet...
Seats to specially reserved sections may be had by members of the Freshman Debating Club and also of other class organizations up to two o'clock on Monday. During the rest of the day the sale will be thrown open to the entire Freshman class. Tickets are twenty-five cents. All seats reserved...
...valley between the northern and southern morainal walls. Near Rockport the relations of well-developed drumlins to morainal deposits may be studied. On the seashore there is an admirable exhibition of dike phenomena. The formation of marine pebbles may be studied in those produced from the quarry waste thrown into the sea. The quarries exhibit the phenomena of jointing, and the peculiar accidents of "rift" "lift" and "cut-off," terms used by the quarrymen to indicate available lines of weakness in the stone, which they may use in extracting blocks. If the conditions favor, traces of submerged forests...