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Word: almost (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Cranston did the best work in the rush line. All the backs played well, rushing more effectively and fumbling less than in any previous game. The playing of the eleven, as a whole, however, was loose and lacking in team play. Whenever a man rushed he had to depend almost wholly on himself. The rest of the men did not back him up or block off as they should. There is a tendency to foul holding that must be gotten over also...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 68; Andover, 0. | 10/26/1888 | See Source »

...behalf of the freshman football management, we want to urge the men of '92 to contribute generously to their team. It is impossible for the freshman teams to be self-supporting, and they are thus dependent almost wholly upon subscriptions from the class. And, as the number of good practice games which are provided for the eleven is directly proportional to the amount of available money, it will be seen that the final success or failure of the team depends upon the degree of financial support which the class furnishes. Ninety-two is a large class, and we feel sure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/24/1888 | See Source »

...other literary undertaking of equal size has ever been undertaken in America. The amount of industry on the part of the editor was enormous, and he may be said to have inspired almost every article...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Justin Winsor's History of America. | 10/23/1888 | See Source »

...probabilities are strong that, by the 1st of November, the Harvard team will be playing a game almost identical with the one they used and lost by last year. The only question is will their eyes not be opened between that time and the day on which they meet Yale?" Mr. Camp concludes with the following terse generalizations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. Camp on the FootBall Outlook for 1888. | 10/23/1888 | See Source »

...class of '80, has bought the half interest of Robert Luce in The Writer, and is now the sole owner of the magazine. Mr. Luce, who has been the business manager of The Writer, retires because his attention is demanded by other interests. Mr. Hills has had almost the whole charge of the editorial conduct of the magazine for the past year, and the change in ownership will not affect its character in any way. The Writer, which has been a success from the start, is more prosperous now than ever, and is likely either to be enlarged...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/22/1888 | See Source »

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