Word: dropping
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...writes down this sententious little piece of wisdom, "Matches must be struck on the match-vases only, and, after being used, must be carefully extinguished," Another sheaf of garnered wisdom is instructively presented thus: "Great care must be taken not to let pins, pencils, or other small articles drop into the pianos." But right here this leads us to remark the strange oversight of the writers of these bright sayings. For instance, in this last the articles are limited to small ones; now stoves or coal-hods, or even axes, would certainly injure the tone of pianos into which they...
...innings was marked by a fine double play by Ernst, and in the following innings a splendid hit by Thayer gave three runs. In the fifth, a double out was made by Ernst, who obstinately insisted on catching a fly regardless of the earnest advice of his friends to drop it. In the sixth innings the Brunonians made two runs by the repeated errors of Thatcher, who was playing in a strange position and was doubtless agitated by the unearthly Providential howls from the grand stand. In the eighth, Tyng went to third base, a change by no means productive...
...drop sipping...
...another, Wetherbee of the Harvards making two beautiful runs. Harrington of Tufts kept up his well-earned reputation until he was disabled, and although he pluckily kept to his work, Tufts felt his loss and the ball stuck closer to their side. Herrick with a beautiful run and drop-kick at the side of the field, thirty yards from the goal, sent the ball between the posts, and Faucon rushed in and secured the ball. The Harvard men rushed pell-mell into the field and chaired Herrick, though their enthusiasm was slightly cooled by the decision of the umpire that...
...grass." It would not seem too much to expect that the students should do all that is in their power to make the Yard look well, especially when all that is required of them is to walk only in the paths and to be careful not to drop papers and other rubbish out-of-doors. The "landscape-gardener" has enough to do with his force without setting them to work at gathering up the rubbish which thoughtless students scatter about...