Word: alibis
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...shortcomings are many; and no alibi for him is possible or wholesome. A total unfamiliarity with names of places and persons prominent in the daily news is inexcusable. But it is too easy in the traditional way to blame the doctor for the condition of the patient. Unfortunately the Faculty cannot pursue the student to his study and guide his mental habits at all times. To jump at the conclusion that it is the instructor fault if history is not learned is more facile than profound...
Princeton, with a finished eleven at top-season form, by far the favorite, was defeated 13 to 7. There is many an alibi for that defeat, and many a just one, but even with the many breaks discounted, Yale showed the unexpected quality of power, displayed a remarkably strong defence from the tackle to tackle, uncovered a new spirit and a good kicking game, and, what is perhaps most fundamentally requisite, came forward with the ability to follow the ball. In the way of an offense, the Elis indeed had little, simply a few variations of the old Minnesota shift...