Word: severest
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...silence. In spite of the efforts of the Committee, certain members of the class apparently resolved to run a partial ticket of their own, and sought, by combinations, to secure its success. If this was so, and there seems to be conclusive evidence that it was, it deserves the severest reprehension. The fact that certain persons attempted, by extensive canvassing, to secure the election of their favorites, might in itself be undeserving of blame; but when the class, through its Committee, had pledged itself to abstain from any action which should mar the desired open election, any canvass or combination...
...with the stiffer, more labored, and less efficient efforts of the new men. To the old men rowing seems to be the most natural thing in the world. It is worth rowing a couple of years to acquire that graceful, powerful style and swing which seem to make the severest labor mere pastime. The new men are stout, vigorous fellows; but they bucket, catch behind the others, do not go back far enough, hurry forward again, and waste more strength in one stroke than the old men do in ten. To row well, as to do well anything worth doing...
...past week by our Nine and the Manchesters, is the most astonishing development of base-ball possibilities yet recorded. Although the result was largely due to the remarkable efficiency of the pitching and the extreme deadness of the ball, yet it showed in a striking manner, and under the severest test, the superior fielding powers of our Nine, as well as their steady nerve and excellent discipline. The luck seemed to be entirely with the fielders as against the batsmen, but this always seems to be the way in a game where good fielding is done. The Nine have reason...