Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...handle, and he showed up very well, footing the Yale 'varsity end time and again. His only mistake was made when Hall got round his end in the second half. Brewer easily out-played his man. His eye was on the ball all the time, and he tackled almost faultlessly. Both he and Foster often got the Yale backs on centre plays before they struck the line...
Until he hurt his neck, Fennessy, at full back, played a splendid aggressive game, and his bucking was always productive of gain. After that, however, he could do little but block off and tackle, but this that he could do he did almost faultlessly...
...same formation as the Springfield play, but this time the heavy groups were decoys, and the light groups, in the centre of which was Brewer and the ball, went sprinting off round the opposite end, till the ball was on Yale's 27 yard line. The spectators were almost wild with delight...
Thorn made one run of 12 yards between Worden and Shea, but otherwise there was no gain, and Hall kicked, Brewer making a fair catch almost at the centre of the field...
...further stated in the circular of announcement that, "The Committee of Ten desire to be advised by the Conferences concerning the best possible - almost the ideal - treatment of each subject used in secondary school course; yet s they would not have the Conferences lose sight of the actual condition of American schools, or push their recommendations far beyond what might reasonably be considered attainable in a moderate number of years...