Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Courant believes that a better spirit in general is growing up between Princeton and Yale in other things and so it wants to see it in their foot-ball relations. It thinks that, "although this fierce, we might almost say unmanly, rivalry has been always associated with foot-ball it is not inherent in the nature of the sport. We both play Harvard without calling it forth...
...manager of the Australian cricket players, who have succeeded in defeating almost all the elevens with whom they have contended, and who are now on their way home, states that their tour has been the greatest as yet undertaken, even surpassing in length the distance travelled by Gregory's team in 1878. They left Melbourne March 17, and are due in Sydney Nov. 16. During the eight months the Australians will have travelled 35,300 miles. The team undertook no fewer than ninety-eight journeys in England and Scotland, making an aggregate of 5,786 miles, and playing in twenty...
...first lap which he was unable long to maintain, and he was passed on the 3d lap by Baxter and Brown. The latter took the lead from Baxter in the 4th lap, which he held till the finish, winning handily in 8 min. 59 sec. Baxter and Blodgett were almost even for second place but the judges gave the latter the place. Baxter was three, Fogg four and Cole five. Baxter deserves mention for the fine form and perfect fairness of his walking. Blodgett also walked in good form. The best college record for the mile walk...
...next event was the 120 yards hurdle race, which was closely contested by H. F. Mandell, '84, G. R. Agassiz, '84, and S. Cary, '86. Agassiz and Cary took the hurdles almost together, but the latter spurted at the end and won in 19 1/8 sec.; Agassiz second...
...college life." "Whatever charges may be brought against their teaching," it says, "the social and intellectual life of the students is no doubt far superior to that of the German universities. It is not only very easy and pleasant, in the better colleges, teachers and students meeting one another almost on equal terms, but it is very stimulating, and possibly does as much for a man's mind as the regular instruction he receives...