Word: countering
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...should be more or less influenced by personal preferences. The only offset to this tendency is, that as the prejudices of the reading public of New York are apt to differ from those of the reading public of Boston, the errors made by a New Yorker will naturally be counter-balanced by those made by a Bostonian. But in the case of the recent vote, the number of votes was entirely too small to permit this influence to have much force. The only influence that can directly be drawn from the vote is that the reading public reached...
...opinion of Gen. Palfry there are three things which McClellan might have done which would have saved his campaign from failure. (1) By sending strong columns to his own right to check Lee's advance and expected at ack. (2) By a counter flank attack against Jackson. (3) By a direct attack on Richmond itself. McClellan, however, did none of these things, but instead changed his base and brought on the conflict of Gaines Mill. Porter is stationed at Gaines Mill with twenty thousand men, against him are hurled the overwhelming masses of A. P. Hill's. Jackson...
...reported, acted most honorably and sensibly in regard to the game. We only desire those who represent us this year in the base-ball field to do their utmost to improve this opportunity, and by their actions to show that the so called "evils of professionalism" are more than counter balanced by the advantage to be gained by profiting by the experience of professionals. As to retaining the intercollegiate cup this year, we are not so sanguine. It is evident that we lost much good material with the exit of '83, and it remains to be proved whether they have...
...made at other colleges. A systematic study of the game in all its varying circumstances and contingencies of play is carefully made by both captain and coach. Plans of play are elaborated and discussed with the utmost precision of detail. Every possible manoeuvre of our opponents is considered, and counter-moves are arranged. Thus the captain and the team, prepared for every emergency, are largely relieved from the liability to be taken at a disadvantage. Now the effect of this discipline upon the team itself is to be noticed. Each player, instructed in these details, gains a much keener insight...
Third round - Parker led off with his right, only to have it returned with interest by a solid cross counter from Ayars, who forced the fighting with good success, although Parker was not slow in returning the many blows which his opponent offered. The bout was given to Ayars...