Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...soldiers who fought in the war were those who first made the attempt to solidify the Union, and foremost among these was one who took for his motto, which is now indelibly engraved over his tomb at Riverside, 'Let us Have Peace...
...unwilling to associate with such an unscrupulous body, these wielders of the shears and paste-pot will undoubtedly pull of some equally delicate bit of delicious humor to maintain their dubious reputation. It is rumored that F. Beets Boodle, notorious in sporting circles, and a former Philadelphia star, will attempt to fill the gap between second and third base, while the unearned increment will be devoted to pumping the water out of the new cyclone cellar in front of Randolph...
...Both teams were in their best form. No score was made in the first three innings but the Bush Leaguers appeared superior from the start and in the fourth inning made the first run and retained the lead throughout the game. The Baby Dolls made a final attempt to catch up in the last two innings. The feature of the game was the pitching of Long for the Bush Leaguers and of Cooper for the Baby Dolls...
...very well to try to win and to try hard, and it is well for every member of the University to be normally enthusiastic for the team's success. But should we go so far as to make the cheering a rather hysterical and often unfair attempt to compel victory, rather than a recognition of good playing by the teams...
Brown, who took Harvey's place in centre field in the sixth, hit safely in the last of the seventh. Currier followed with his third hit of the game, placing Brown on third. Currier's attempt to draw a throw and allow Brown to score was unsuccessful as Brown was out at the plate. The University team added two more runs to the score in the eighth. MacLaughlin hit a three-bagger to left centre. Dana's grounder to second was fielded too late to catch MacLaughlin at the plate and Dana was safe at first. The latter stole second...