Word: almost
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...year opened auspiciously for the Conference Franchise last Tuesday evening, when almost forty men assembled in the society's new rooms to greet, and listen to, the new members. The initiation consisted of reading or speaking some short piece, and the selections were very creditable both to the members and to the society Owing to the large number of new members only the following were called upon at that meeting: J. P. Morgan, Jr., W. S. Ellis, J. C. B. Burbank, W. F. Richards, C. Warren, W. D. Clark, G. E. Turnure, H. B. Hastings, C. Livingston, M. E. Gill...
...aversion of the young men themselves to a place where (by reputation) athletic contests are frowned upon and (by fact) athletic contestants are of inferior calibre. The parental prejudice is widespread, while the boys get their ideas only if they have attended the large boarding schools. Yet it is almost as plain that the failure of athletic interests has caused the parents to coincide with the sons' resolution to avoid Harvard as that such a fact has caused the sons so to decide. Whatever of luxury and extravagance exists at Harvard is closely connected with her fall in athletic spirit...
Secondly, hire some professional base ball trainer for the nine, or at least allow the nine to play with professionals. We have a profess ional trainer for track athletics-the only sport in which Harvard has been almost uniformly successful-why not have one for base-ball? The secrecy which has surrounded the actions of our base-ball teams of late has insidiously brought about many abuses which only openness and frankness in the matter can eradicate...
...team as a whole tackled better Saturday than they have been doing, although almost all, and particularly Davis and Crosby, still tackle high. The rush line work and tackling of Cumnock deserve commendation, although he is careless about off-side playing. G. Harding, also, is too apt to play off-side. The rushers, notably Cranston, are still careless about foul holding. The work of the backs was good; in spite of the slippery condition of the ball, they fumbled very little...
...book has been placed at Leavitt and Peince's for the signature of those who ??? to accompany the eleven to Princeton next Saturday. It seems almost needless for us to urge every man who possibly can, to go with the team; but we feel so positively that the success of the eleven in the contest with Princeton will depend largely on the support the college gives it, that we can not help saying an earnest word in hopes that it may influence those who are levitating whether to go or no. The team has been very unfortunate in losing valuable...