Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...centre men bettered their opponents in the first few minutes of play; but after that had their hands full. Captain Lewis who played at snap back, very frequently tried to form his men into a wedge on the ordinary down, but he did not gain much by it. For almost all his effective rushing, though his tackles gained some ground with the ball, he had to rely on half back Jackson, whose play all around was as skillful as any on the field. Amherst kicked the ball only once, and preferred to lose it on four downs than to trust...
...will be Edmund Gosse's critical essay on Rudyard Kipling, which is in the nature of a review of his literary work in prose and verse. Mr. Gosse has done his task in a careful, judicial spirit, and the result is an admirable estimate of an author with whom almost every one has become familiar in the past two years. A portrait of Mr. Kipling is the frontispiece of the number...
...have come forward as contestants for a place on the Harvard team. But it is altogether propable that new men would hesitate to come out; and for their benefit the committee should give public notice that every competent player may have the chance to show his worth. In almost every former year a preliminary contest has been held which has gone far towards developing new material. The policy of the executive committee in the present instance really acts against such development...
...meeting of the crew members after the race last spring T. N. Perkins '91 was re-elected captain of the 'varsity crew. This is almost the first time that a member of a graduate department has been elected to the captaincy. At the same time after a meeting of the nine L. A. Frothingham '93 was elected captain...
...success. What we need most now is enthusiasm from every man in the university. Each man who is physically able should present himself as a candidate, and every other man should give the encouragement of his presence. At the captain's call many candidates presented themselves for practice almost a week earlier than last year. It is an encouraging sign and augurs well for the future. Harvard must win this fall. To do it the captain must have the help of every man in the university. It is by such unity that the victory is bound to come...