136 adjectives to describe players

It is true that some men make better umpires than others, exactly as some men make better ball players than others, but it is also true that if the men who find it the hardest task to become the most expert umpires would be given a little more encouragement they might be a little more successful.

But it is shameful to contemplate these things as runaway slaves do; we should sit, as in a theatre, free from distraction, and listen at one time to the tragic actor, at another time to the lute-player; and not do as slaves do.

We used to be good enough little players on a country school team.

Thus, like a skilful chess player, by little and little, he draws out his men; and makes his pawns of use to his greater persons.

Piano play book; the primer for tiny players.

Joe, the wounded tennis player.

To where she stood came the strident sounds of the mechanical piano-player, for some of the gay party were waltzing in the hall.

They stopped in front of the Haute Gomme, where they picked up Sir George Kirkbank and Colonel Delville, a big man with a patriarchal head, supposed to be one of the finest whist players in London, and to make a handsome income by his play.

Hedwig M. Zuerner (W); 14Mar63; R312265. How to play better baseball, for junior players and their coaches, by Ralph Henry Barbour & La Mar Sarra.

He wants a point given him, like an indifferent whist-player.

He was fond of boxing, wrestling, running; he was an admirable player at ball, and he was fond of the perilous excitement of hunting the wild boar.

Never mind asking an experienced player for advice.

Let me take the opportunity here of pointing out that there are no professional lawn tennis players excepting a few coaches at Queen's Club, London, and at some of the clubs abroad; these men, of course, cannot compete in open tournaments.

To the Cascine also in the spring and autumn several hundred Florentine men come every afternoon to see the game of pallone and risk a few lire on their favourite players.

Thus did our Moll, by one clever hit, draw an acknowledgment from them that we were indeed no fine folks, but mere players, which point they might have stumbled over in their cooler moments.

The late Miss Robb, who was a magnificent mixed doubles player, used to play in this way.

Usually this butt lifts it, and it flies back in a curve well up in the air; and an opposite player, rushing toward it, catches it on his head with such a swing of his brawny neck, and such precision and address that the ball bounds back through the air as a football soars after a drop-kick.

"WHOOF!" came his palm against the Tinker's head, and down went stout Wat to the grass, heels over head, as the wooden image at the fair goes down when the skillful player throws a cudgel at it.

Religion, even more than national or racial consciousness, is one of the principal players.

Many unfortunate players, if they wish to play the game at all, are forced to play on what Mr. Mahony used to call "cabbage patches"("Sorry, partner, it hopped on a cabbage," was his favourite expression after missing a ball in a double); but I cannot understand any one voluntarily choosing such a surface.

The sleepy piano player.

Raymond; he's such a splendid player, and you can" But Dora stopped, open-mouthed and wide-eyed.

Chess and checkers: the way to mastership; complete instructions for the beginner, valuable suggestions for the advanced player.

The hidden player.

Because of the tremendous liveliness of the ball and the apparent absence of deftly placed straight "drops" that die in a corner, these potential players scorn and speak disparagingly of the wonderful game of Squash Tennis which, like all racquet games, has its own shots and ways of putting the ball away.

136 adjectives to describe  players