Word: account
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Ives is a French prisoner of war in the castle of Edinburgh, who, falling in love with a fair visitor, fights a duel on her account with another prisoner and kills him. Effecting his escape, he makes his way to London to take possession of a fortune left by an uncle. A disinherited cousin becomes the enemy of St. Ives, and using the knowledge of the duel as a weapon, helps to make the story interesting. St. Ives goes back to see his Flora and is pursued by the cousin and the police. As the meshes are closing around...
...Though Pennsylvania's centre was very weak, the tackle and guard plays did not gain so much as did the end plays in the second half. In this half assisted by the strong west wind Harvard should have made more than sixteen points. This low score was partly on account of offside play which gave the visitors many yards during the game. In the second half, Harvard started off with more snap and better interference which kept on improving until the last few minutes of play when they scored two touchdowns in four minutes. Wherever they hit the line...
...this way near the end of the first half when on the two yard line. The Law School played very little of a team game, although Campbell, J. Moore, Hannavan and Hester did good work. Boston was particularly effective on end plays, gaining ground at will but lost on account of costly fumbles. The line-up of the Law School team...
...quarter of a century Prince Kropotkin has been a political refugee from Russia. An account of his dramatic escape from prison in St. Petersburg is given in Stepniak's "Underground Russia." Prince Kropotkin has lived quietly in England for many years and as a man of science, particularly as a geographer and geologist, he takes high rank...
...together better than at any time this season. Every man got into the play with more readiness, and entered into the combination more compactly. Some of the end plays were practically invulnerable; the blockers off put every man out of the play without seriously impeding the runner. On account of the weakness in the opposing line, however, many of these plays were accomplished with a facility which otherwise would be next to impossible. The backs also kept their feet well when running and in starting were always off quickly. Dibblee made many good gains, and exhibited more forcibly than ever...