Was it not possible, after all, that the forest was in league with her and her child that its sympathy lay with the Culvers that she had erred in failing to understand this??

Mrs. Hewlitt led the birthcontrol league, Mrs. Ryerson was arthritis, and way in the distance could be seen the slate roof of Ethel Littleton's house, a roof that signified gout.

The big, 22-year-old shortstop, the 1960 American league `` rookie-of-the-year '', flew here late this afternoon from Baltimore, signed his contract for an estimated $15,000 and was a spectator at tonight's 5-to-3 loss to Kansas City -- the winless Birds' sixth setback in a row.

* That the discipline grew out of colonialism, perhaps was in league with it, and derived some of its key notions from it, consciously or not.

The Declaration announced the states ' entry into the international system ; the model treaty was designed to establish amity and commerce with other states ; and the Articles of Confederation, which established “ a firm league ” among the thirteen free and independent states, constituted an international agreement to set up central institutions for the conduct of vital domestic and foreign affairs.

The Assuwa league was a confederation of states in western Anatolia concluding a wide-ranging array of minor Anti-Hittite powers across the region.

Alumni was the most successful team in the amateur era of Argentine football, winning 10 of the 14 league championships contested, being considered the first great football team.

Use of the name " Ashes " was suggested by the Australian team when rugby league matches between the two countries commenced in 1908.

It hosted the annual Hall of Fame Game, an exhibition game between two major league teams that was played from 1940 until 2008.

Alfred William Lawson ( March 24, 1869 – November 29, 1954 ) was a professional baseball player, manager and league promoter from 1887 through 1916 and went on to play a pioneering role in the US aircraft industry, publishing two early aviation trade journals.

In 1908 he was involved in trying to start a new professional baseball league, the " Union Professional League " which took the field in April but folded one month later.

These soon became so serious that a league was formed to crush him, and Maurice of Saxony led an army against his former comrade.

Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, then took command of the troops of the league, and after Albert had been placed under the imperial ban in December 1553 he was defeated by Duke Henry, and compelled to flee to France.

Instead, Rufinus attempted to negotiate with Alaric in person, which only aroused suspicions in Constantinople that Rufinius was in league with the Goths.

It certainly maintained strong Phoenician sympathies, for it was its refusal to join the philhellene league of Onesilos of Salamis which provoked the revolt of Cyprus from Achaemenid Persia in 500-494BC, when Amathus was besieged unsuccessfully and avenged itself by the capture and execution of Onesilos.

Carnegie also opposed the annexation of Cuba by the United States and in this, was successful with many other conservatives who founded an anti-imperialist league that included former presidents of the United States, Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison, and literary figures like Mark Twain.

The first member of the league to attempt to secede was the island of Naxos in c. 471 BC.

The new treasury established in Athens was used for many purposes, not all relating to the defence of members of the league.

It was from tribute paid to the league that Pericles set to building the Parthenon on the Acropolis, replacing an older temple, as well as many other non-defense related expenditures.

The Second Athenian Empire, a maritime self-defense league, was founded in 377 BC and was led by Athens ; but Athens would never recover the full extent of her power, and her enemies were now far stronger and more varied.

Sanders was also famous for playing on major league baseball teams ( the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves ) while simultaneously playing in the NFL.

The first serious attempt to land an expansion team for the Phoenix area was mounted by Elyse Doherty and Martin Stone, owner of the Phoenix Firebirds, the city's triple-A minor league baseball team and the top affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

The Diamondbacks ' first major league game was played against the Colorado Rockies on March 31, 1998, at Bank One Ballpark before a standing-room only crowd of 50, 179.

The Danks trade caused quite a stir amongst fans, many of which had followed the minor league careers of the highly-touted " DVD " trio of pitchers that included Danks, Edinson Volquez, and Thomas Diamond.

The original town club, Accrington, was amongst the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888, before resigning from the league after just five years.

GKS Tychy ice hockey club is amongst the most successful in Poland and plays in its premier league, the Ekstraliga.

Its current world-class reputation in teaching and research consistently place St Andrews as the top university in Scotland and often amongst the top five in the UK, according to annual league tables produced by The Times, Sunday Times and The Guardian.

It is considered one of the leading academic schools in the country, as measured by its position in the national league tables of GCSE and A level performance, as well as being amongst the top schools with respect to the arts and sport.

Since relegation to the Conference, attendances at the Abbey have been amongst the highest in the league.

Though he struggled at times adjusting to play in the NHL, he finished the season second in the league amongst rookies with 51 points, 19 behind rookie-leader Scott Gomez.

Halifax made a strong start to their league campaign and were amongst the leaders until December after which their results started to drop-off and they slipped into mid-table.

During his career, he was selected to thirteen NHL First Team ( the most in history ) and six Second Team All-Star squads, second in total in league history only to Gordie Howe and most amongst defencemen.

Brown finished his major league career with a 239-130 record, 1375 strikeouts, and a 2. 06 ERA, the third best ERA in Major League Baseball history amongst players inducted into the Hall of Fame, after Ed Walsh and Addie Joss.

In addition, Trammell appeared amongst the league leaders in most AL offensive categories: third in batting average (. 343 ), tenth in RBI ( 105 ), third in hits ( 205 ), tied for fifth in runs ( 109 ), fourth in total bases ( 329 ), fifth in on base percentage (. 402 ), eighth in slugging average (. 551 ), and tied for fifth in game-winning RBI ( 16 ).

By September 2004, concerns amongst fans had grown about the future of the club thanks to the collapse of the King's Dock project, the sale of Wayne Rooney, growing amount of debt, low league position and a highly publicised ' media battle ' between directors in the local press.

He helped Celtic win three league titles, the last one in 1988 and remains a popular figure amongst Celtic's fans.

Even in an era of rough play, Cleghorn was notorious for being among the dirtiest of the lot, and ranked amongst the league leaders in penalty minutes for nine of the first ten seasons of the NHL's history.

Prior to the inaugural Major League Soccer ( MLS ) draft in February 1996, the league allocated high profile players throughout the league ’ s ten teams ( except for the Dallas Burn, which alone amongst all MLS sides never received a US National Team allocation from the 1994 World Cup era ).

As part of the process of creating the new league, known players were distributed throughout the league's new teams ( except for the Dallas Burn, which alone amongst all MLS sides never received a US National Team allocation from the 1994 World Cup era ).

It was largely believed amongst Highland football fans that self-interest amongst Central Belt league clubs held back the prospect of opening up the league to northern clubs, with the perceived long and difficult journeys to the Highlands being cited.

Their strong play made them an obvious choice to be amongst the sixteen teams selected to the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional football league, formed in 1963.

The team's training facilities had recently been upgraded and were amongst the best in the league.

In 2007, the AFL pushed for the Kangaroos to move to the Gold Coast as part of another attempted push for national expansion following the inclusion of Port Adelaide and Fremantle into the league in the late 1990s, as well as attempting to increase North's memberships ( which were amongst the lowest in the league ).