Word: tightness
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...tribes live together in small villages along the coast, which are composed of houses, each shared by two families. The houses themselves are constructed of driftwood and are covered with a thick layer of turf to render them air-tight. The entrance to these houses is an underground tunnel about thirty feet in length, which finally emerges through the floor of the one room. The furniture consists of a sleeping bench about six feet wide running the length of one wall, and a few racks for hanging clothes. The only other things that could be called furniture are two soapstone...
...enough ground. In the outfield, Loughlin and Wendell are playing first class ball and Devens is steadily improving. Reid is catching in the best of form, and his throwing to bases is quick and accurate, Stillman's control is excellent, and he is steady and reliable when in a tight place. He is in better form than last Monday, when he pitched against Pennsylvania, and his fault of carelessness will probably not appear today...
Stillman pitched fairly well, except in the second inning, when he was hit three times and gave a base on balls. He showed a tendency to carelessness except when in a tight place, and generally did not pitch his best until Lafayette had men on bases. Reid was not up to his usual form, allowing two passed balls and making a wild throw to second, which would have been an error but for an exceptionally good catch by Coolidge. Kendall did not cover much ground and missed a thrown ball...