Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Stagg is in New Haven almost every week coaching the candidates for pitcher...
...crews and the average height of the candidates seem to be less than for several years. There is no lack of muscular strength among the men, though the strongest men are most inexperienced. The rowing is rather faulty at present, stiffness and awkwardness being visible in the rowing of almost every man. Following is a allots of the men with some criticisms on their rowing and general information...
...summary of the middle class also seems to indicate that Exeter is becoming almost as much a fitting school for Yale as for Harvard. These figures, however, can by no means be deemed final, as many men change in their last year...
...compulsory attendance at chapel the athletic affairs at Harvard got into a bad way and we suffered several years of uninterrupted defeat at the hands of Yale. It is not too much to say that this fact gave and still gives more mental discomfort to the student body than almost anything that could have happened. The pain of it was not compensated by any evidence of the increase in numbers or the surprising general prosperity of the University. Our defeats are a thorn in the side of every Harvard man. For the past year we have seen some signs...
During the last few years, tumbling as a feature of the winter meetings has almost disappeared. Last year although but one man entered, with the aid of one of the gymnasium instructors, an exhibition was given which attracted the greatest general interest, and made it evident that, with more entries, the tumbling would be one of the most enjoyable features of the meetings. While it is true that the regularly organized teams rightly claim the athletic energy of a majority of the men physically suited to engage in feats of strength and skill, still it is strange that gymnasiums...