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Word: popping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...coaching Wilkesbarre got a run in the first on a hit, Cumming's fumble in left field, a passed ball and a sacrifice. She got three more runs in the next inning, three hits being made together a sacrifice, a wild pitch, and Mumford's bad muff of a pop-fly. The visitors made no more runs until the fifth inning when Pettit came to the bat and made a clean three base hit, coming in on Irwin's put out. In the next inning Black and Flanagan each made base hits. Black got run out, however, between third...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wilkesbarre, 11; Harvard, 8. | 5/16/1889 | See Source »

...Glee Club will have its annual dinner at Taft's, Point Shirley, this evening. On Wednesday evening, the club will sing in Music Hall at the "pop" concert. Among other things, a waltz song with orchestral accompaniment will be sung...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 6/16/1888 | See Source »

Boyden opened Harvard's third with a strike-out. Henshaw followed with a pop-fly to McBride. Willard took first on balls, but was left by Bates' strikeout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 7; Yale, 3. | 6/11/1888 | See Source »

Yale was again prevented from scoring by Harvard's brilliant playing. Stagg knocked a pop fly to the infleld which dropped in the midst of five Harvard men; Stagg, seeing second uncovered, tried to take more than one base, but was put out, Campbell to Gallivan. McConkey went out on a grounder to short. With two out, Calhoun hit safely to right and stole second. Noyes followed with a beautiful single to centre; Boyden stopped the ball and, by a perfect throw to the plate, shut off Calhoun, who was trying to get home from second on Noyes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 7; Yale, 3. | 6/11/1888 | See Source »

...base-ball game, certainly the enjoyment of those who take part in it is fully as keen as in any other sport. The dinner which was tendered the visiting team last night denotes a spirit of friendship which always adds to the pleasure of a successful trip, and the pop of the champagne cork undoubtedly did much to recall the experiences of a pleasantly spent afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/11/1888 | See Source »

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