Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first is, "that instead of being a good-natured scramble for flowers it has become a fight to pay off old scores." The facts prove this statement to be an exaggeration. I believe the almost unanimous testimony of the men who have witnessed or taken part in the scrimmages of the past few years will bear me out when I say that the following is a more exact statement of the facts: There have been sporadic instances of encounters between quick-tempered individuals. The vaguest rumor is the only foundation for the statement that these men were "scrapping...
...communications published will give the reader almost every main argument on each side...
...reasons for opposing the abolishment of the "scrimmage" are many. Its use by many decades of Harvard classes and the many pleasant associations which have grown up with its development have established it as a custom dear to thousands of graduates and to almost the whole undergraduate body,- a custom which should not be ended unless objections which cannot be met are shown. If such objections are shown, however, mere sentimental reasons should not prolong its existence...
...shell has been rented from the Shawmut Rowing Club and is now being rigged over for the English stroke; it is almost a new boat, and should prove very satisfactory...
...greatest objection to the use of Soldiers Field for the track team is that its great distance from the Yard would cause to stop training almost all of that large proportion of the candidates who try for the team merely for the exercise and the pleasure, without expecting or hoping to make it. It is from among these men that many members of the team are developed each year. The lessened gate receipts and smaller attendance at practice games of the nine are important to note...