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The game played yesterday afternoon between the Atlantic and Putnam Clubs, on the grounds of the latter

On the fourth innings the Putnams made several very loose plays, and allowed their opponents to score

9 runs, and those careless plays were sufficient to lose them the game.

On every other innings, they played carefully and well, as the score will show.

The Atlantics, as usual, played splendidly, and maintained their reputation as the Champion Club.

The first match game of the season between first class clubs, was played yesterday after noon, by the

The play on both sides was excellent; that of the Masten, the catcher of the Putnam side, in particular

They play the Eagle Club, of Hoboken, on the 24th inst., at Carroll Park, and all who witness the game

The Putnams play a match game next week with the Atlantic Club, the champions of Long Island, and if

A challenge has been sent to the Clubs of New York and Hoboken to turn out six men to play a match against

[Old King Lear] OLD KING LEAR, in the play, when he was out in the storm, said in his apostrophe to the

Under the masks of another century we recognize the same human nature which is playing about us to-day

Heaven is so high, and yet you play before it such fantastic tricks!

The number forty seems to have played an important part in theological history.

of the “glorious Fourth” and the like occasions, which are not so fully celebrated, as mere child’s-play—as

to upbraid womankind, it is to the credit of Shakspeare and the women of his time, that in all his plays

Brooks, has essayed to play principal (instead of second, as before) in a Congressional outrage, and

Underhill, Peter H. Taws, and Thomas A. O'Neill.

The truth is, we have plenty of rich men here, but we have no philanthropists of the Peter Cooper stamp—none

without making preparations on a scale in some degree commensurate with the greatness of the stake he plays

From the first, the leaders in this system of imposture have been playing a deep game, and some of their

Yesterday a game was played at the grounds of the Eckford Club, at the Manor House, between the "Eckfords

Life’s drama is played there, on a miniature scale, and tears and laughter succeed each other just as

It is obvious therefore that these materials play a certain part in our well-being, and that if they

“All work and no play.”

.— It is a curious and not over favorable sign of the times that in our newspapers, novels, plays, and

The theatres were played out. Ice-cream gardens did a heavy business.

That game is played out.

Peter Popkins kicks the bucket, and straightaway we have an affecting stanza inserted in the newspaper

On leaving school, the precocious youth, at an age when he ought to be playing at ball in the open fields

Here were the calcined bone, fresh from Peter Cooper’s, the feldspar, glittering with mica and newly

strong system of association and sympathy the cattle speculators have, for more than a year past, played

their daring game upon the public—and played it successfully.

And there is a general indication that it must soon be “played out.”

Peter Rosenquest, who has been for nearly a generation in the employ of the firm.

During the Civil War, he played a significant role at the Battle of Antietam and rose to the rank of

Peter’s River way to the Missouri, every “extra claim” is taken up.

During the Civil War, he played a significant role at the Battle of Antietam and rose to the rank of

Under the name of Peter Parley he is very favorably known to the masses of society, and his writings

Peters whom we have reason to suspect is the same astronomer who is mixed up with the difficulty of the

Peters for his service and investigations in this branch of astronomical science.

Peter's, Kennebec, Monongahela, Rock, Kaskaskia, Green, Licking, Neuse, Big Black, St.

Peter's; Des Moines; Missouri; St. Francis; Arkansas; Red. 5.

During the Civil War, he played a significant role at the Battle of Antietam and rose to the rank of

The comet, as a subject of alarm, is “played out,” and besides, it never succeeded in alarming any body

; the streets through which the trains run are thickly built up with dwelling houses, and children play

Peters. Mr.

C., assignor to himself and Peter Hannay. Gas generators. James A.

be in serving the public, to compensate for disappointment, hope deferred, toadying this man, and playing

known & better off —then prosperous received sums of £200, £300, £600 &c for his poems, histories & plays

What play of Shakespeare represented in America, is not an insult to America, to the marrow in its bones

or not he is considered among his friends to be of a sane mind,—whether he is in earnest, or only playing

The chief traps for these good folks are the mock auction shops, or "Peter Funk" establishments.

"Peter Funk" was a popular term for a decoy purchaser who falsely bid up prices on a product in partnership

See Louise Pound, "'Peter Funk': The Pedigree of a Westernism," American Speech 4.3 (February 1929),

the client's clothes while he slept" (Shane White, Stephen Garton, Stephen Robertson, Graham White, Playing

the client's clothes while he slept" (Shane White, Stephen Garton, Stephen Robertson, Graham White, Playing

At the hinder lower corner of each saddlecloth is a gay, red tassel, which swings to and fro, and plays

The great fountain is playing, and round it is a ring of pleased faces of old and young, watching the

novels Ruth Hall (1855) and Rose Clark (1856), as well as her collection of stories for children The Play-Day

The keel-boatmen were great sticklers for "fair-play," and would permit of no interference with either

I hope the fifes will play Yankee Doodle.

Philosopher (1762), the poem The Deserted Village (1770), the novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), and the play

Philosopher (1762), the poem The Deserted Village (1770), the novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), and the play

Every move of him has the free play of the muscle of one who never knew what it was to feel that he stood

for his picture would answer equally well for a "Bowery boy," one of the "killers," "Mose" in the play

ready, The dried grass of the harvest-time loads the slow- drawn slow-drawn wagon, The clear light plays

cuts, First-rate to ride, to fight, to hit the bull's-eye, to sail a skiff, to sing a song, or to play

I play not a march for victors only, I play great marches for conquered and slain persons.

play the part that looks back on the actor or actress!

Play the old role, the role that is great or small, according as one makes it!

I am a dance—Play up, there! the fit is whirling me fast!

Let priests still play at immortality! Let death be inaugurated!

inheritance of the English language—all the rich repertoire of traditions, poems, historics, metaphysics, plays