Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...gist of the article. The moral effect of college sports is good. They have been improving fast, and there is no reason why the faults which they still have should not disappear. In bringing out these points Professor Hollis dwells on many subjects about which everybody talks but almost nobody thinks. Nearly the whole article might be quoted, but it is so interesting and so well worth reading that everyone interested in athletics will go through it for himself...
...painfully plain to all of us. But in acting up to this belief the management has either discriminated most unfairly,--or has been guilty of a carelessness which is no less unfair. For while some prominent individuals have received 80 tickets and over in advance of the sale, others, almost as prominent, have received none--among them a member of last year's 'Varsity crew, the editors-in-chief of the College papers (some of whom spend more hours in working on College matters than almost any other undergraduates) and the members of the debating teams, about the encouragement...
...Freshman track games were held on Holmes Field yesterday afternoon. The games were very successful in bringing a large number of men out, and the records made were in almost all cases extremely creditable...
...upper-class elevens seem almost evenly matched and should have a close and interesting game. The Freshmen, although handicapped by a slight unfamiliarity with their new signals, should defeat the Sophomores rather easily through their better team-work and heavier...
...With almost no wind, punting was ofter resorted to by both sides and Hallowell easily out-punted Miller, who was forced to do the kicking for the Indians. Much ground was also gained by Daly, who rushed back Miller's punts usually for gains of about 15 yards. Excepting once, when the ball was lost on four downs and twice when he should have allowed kicks to cross the line, Daly's generalship was excellent. His clean tackle of Metoxen in the first half saved the eleven from one more touchdown against them, aside from its merit as a hard...