Word: eye
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...expected that a much larger number of men will appear on Jarvis ready for work this afternoon. There were few or no freshman apparent to the naked eye yesterday, but undoubtedly some will overcome their coyness and appear in the field today. There must be some men in so large a class as the freshman class is said to be, who know how to play foot-ball; and there certainly is plenty of raw material which a little practice will develop. Some of the vacancies left by the outgoing class last year must be filled by men from Ninety...
...proceeded to form a somewhat poor opinion of the batting qualities of the base-ball players. Cricketers are apt to despise what is called a full-pitched ball - that is, one which does not touch the ground before it reaches the bat. The cricketer can have but a poor eye, in fact, he must be but a poor player, who cannot hit such a ball; and though if he is careless about it, he may readily hit a catch, yet with a moderate amount of care he can hit a full-pitched ball not only easily, but safely...
...pitcher in America, it will be readily understood that if any one could knock their pitching about at pleasure, they would be rather costly at that price. The Englishmen, however, though they may have begun to suspect that there must be more in base-ball pitching than met the eye, could not but maintain their opinion that even with base-ball bats, the bowling, or rather throwing, of the best pitcher ought to be easily...
...freshmen have at last appeared equipped for base ball and appear determined to strike something, if only the eye with bright colors. On Saturday they won a praise-worthy victory over the Peddie Institute nine at Hightstown, 8 to 4. The same day the sophomores defeated Pennington...
...that tempts one like laziness, the temptation of living for ourselves alone without the trouble to care for others. May one of the great principals of every student present be, let every one try to make the life of his fellows better and happier, recognizing that "God's eye is upon...