Word: underhandedly
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Arthur Cummings, an old Boston player, who introduced curved pitching, occupied the box for two innings, throwing in the old underhand way. He was followed by Bond, who also pitched two innings...
...result of office selling has lowered the standard of our Congressmen, and made them mean, underhand purchasers of what ought to be the free gift of the people. It has led to an enormous increase in our expenses, and has brought so long a train of evils with it, that it is impossible to enumerate them. The practice of office bartering first made its appearance in the presidency of Jefferson. During General Jackson's time it increased rapidly, since he always went on the principle "to the victors belong the spoils." The system became gradually thoroughly established...
...WARREN ARGUMENT.To understand the origin of railroad abuses, one must appreciate the full extent of competition. Investors cannot withdraw their money, they must make the road a success. Hence competition has become a life and death struggle, and the roads have resorted to underhand means. But the railroads themselves, for their own salvation, introduced a system of pooling which, by giving each road an assurance of just so much traffic, removed the necessity for reductions, and the evils consequent upon these reductions...
...service rules. - (1) The incentive to political activity is removed. - (2) Their tenure of office depends on their efficiency. - (b) In the case of those still under the spoils system the evil would be removed. - (1) The incentive to political activity still remains. - (2) The official would resort to underhand means. - (3) The system proposed furnishes no guarantee of efficiency. - (c) The extension of the civil service rules to these men would be the only adequate remedy for the present evils...
...cricket team had an off day on Saturday in both batting and fielding. Only eight men went to Brockton, and the eleven had to be filled out by three Brockton substitutes. The Harvard team went to the bat first, but made a poor showing before the underhand bowling of Ward, Garrett alone, with 15, scoring double figures. The fielding of the Harvard men was wretched, with the exception of Hewes and Garrett. Bates made the top score, 24, for Brockton; but he gave many chances for catches. The Harvard team was made up as follows: S. A. M. Skinner, Davis...