Word: wildness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...game. On the College nine, however, there was a pretty general change in all of the positions. Hayes began by pitching and for the first three innings was very effective, but nine men coming to the bat during that time. Later on he weakened somewhat and became a little wild at times. Blake was then substituted for one inning and then Paine '97 was put in the box. He showed a decided lack of practice in regard to control of the ball, but gave the men a good opportunity to stand up to some swift, aggressive pitching. No hits were...
...conventions. The perfect man was he who properly balanced and developed all the natural instincts in himself. Their intensely imaginative minds gave to their divinities a distinct idealization. Juno-the protector of the family-was conceived to be beautiful and severe; Venus was gentleness itself; Diana's nature was wild, untamed. It was to these ideal conceptions that the Greek sculptors were called upon to give worthy physical form. With such high ideals, and amid such favorable conditions, it is but natural that the Greeks should have become the greatest exponents of art whom the world has known...
After a few introductory remarks, Mr. Davenport, president of the society, presented Mr. Hornaday, who made a strong appeal for the preservation of our native wild animals. Mr. Hornaday began by giving evidence of the extermination of such animals as used to be abundant throughout the country. This destruction, he said, is continually going on among all animals, but is especially noticeable among birds. Reports from all sections of the country show that there is a decrease of more than fifty per cent. The number of birds and animals exterminated within a few years is already large, and the prospects...
...Greenway, Sullivan; by Fincke-Rand, Beale, Scannell, Burgess 2, Dean 2, Paine. Left on bases-Harvard 3, Yale 7. Struck out-by Paine-Hazen 3, Reed, Camp, Wallace 2, Sullivan, Fincke 3, Goodwin 2; by Fincke-Stevenson. Double play-Greenway and Hazen. Passed balls-Scannell 2, Goodwin 1. Wild pitch-Fincke. Hit by pitched ball-Dean. Time-2h. 27m. Umpire-Campbell...
...Hecker: Chandler, Paine, Rand; by Fincke: Burgess. First base on errors-Harvard, 2; Yale, 4. Left on bases-Harvard, 5; Yale, 9. Struck out-by Paine: Keator, Hazen, Letton, Greenway, Fincke (2), Camp. Goodwin (3), Hecker; by Fincke: Haughton, Scannell. Double plays-Paine and Haughton. Passed ball-Goodwin. Wild pitch-Hacker. Hit by pitched ball-Dean, Keator. Time-1h. 45m. Umpire-Murray. Attendance...