Word: alert
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...days of work of this sort, teams were formed against one another whenever numbers permitted, and short halves were played. The Junior team seems to have made the most satisfactory progress for the ten day's work. In yesterday's practice both the first and second elevens were alert and ready. The followed the ball well, fumbled but little, and entered aggressively into every play. The Sophomores, on the other hand, showed very little knowledge of the game. Their team work was poor and they displayed a general looseness and lack of snap which was made worse by frequent fumbling...
...second half, Williams weakened to such an extent that the Harvard substitute team was able to score three times, Daly kicking one goal and Sawin two. By following the interference and by alert dodging, Gierasch ran around Chadwell for a touchdown from the forty yard line. Two minutes later he ran to the five yard line and aided by the strong interference of Fincke and Sawin went through the line for the fourth touchdown. In the last two minutes, Gierasch scored again from the thirty-five yard line. Time was called with the ball in Williams's possession...
...athlete in the best sense of the word, he loved sport for sport's sake alone. In football, strong and alert, he was effective without being rough. As oarsman he was persistent, determined, powerful. Always to be trusted, his spirit never flagged, his courage never faltered. He was tried often and never found wanting. His character was as sturdy as his body...
Harvard exhibited throughout the game a fatal weakness. The forwards held continually and were often off-side, a fault that told immensely with an umpire as impartial and alert as Mr. Dashiel. The backs kept together better on interference than they have done previously this year. They also started quicker and ran with more precision, all of which favorably commends the system of devoting much time to signal practice, which has been so minutely carried out lately. Dibblee's work was little short of phenomenal, as he was always sure of a gain, making long runs not only with good...
...deficient than to lose the chance for valuable training and development. It is not necessary that a candidate should have any remarkable literary ability in order to be successful. It is necessary that he should write up articles in a good, clear, style, and that he should be energetic, alert, and willing to work hard if need be for the paper. He should be able to get facts precisely as they are, and to put them into readable shape with some skill. These are the essential qualities that a candidate should possess. To men of the right sort...