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Word: thumb (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...decidedly an off day at second and Stevenson dropped two easy flies in cnetre. The latter, however, batted well and it was his three-base hit in the seventh which sent in two runs and started the Harvard spurt. Corbett covered first in place of Dickinson, who injured his thumb in the Amherst game. He had one bad muff and poor headwork on his part cost a run. The score by innings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 8; Andover, 7. | 5/15/1894 | See Source »

...plays. He began and ended his life hard up. Early in his career he killed an actor in a duel and was thrown in prison. There he met a Catholic and was converted from the Protestant faith, and when set free a T was branded on his thumb. Later he returned to the English church...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. Black's Lecture | 1/24/1893 | See Source »

Upton received a severe fracture of the thumb on a foul tip and was obliged to retire. Bates and Shurtleff will be the pitchers tomorrow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Defeated by Dartmouth 4 | 5/14/1892 | See Source »

...game against Staggs team on Wednesday, Captain McClung of Yale received a bad injury. The ball was passed to him and he started around the end when he ran into Davis and hurt his hand. Upon examination it was found that his thumb was broken and almost torn from his hand. McClung now carries his arm in a sling and will be unable to play for some time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Injury to Captain McClung. | 10/17/1891 | See Source »

...Cumnock '91 has been prevented from rowing with the senior crew lately by an abcess on his thumb...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 4/25/1891 | See Source »

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