Word: almost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...than we are apt to remember, and the misconception of Harvard athletics which is most common arises from ignorance of the custom whereby nearly every undergraduate 'does something' in the way of regular exercise. This places a premium on the use of a gymnasium that is more than ordinary. Almost alone of the big universities of the country, Harvard's gymnasium is inadequate. Syracuse, Princeton, and Dartmouth men enjoy the newest apparatus, ventilation and sanitary machinery. The undergraduates of Harvard have given the $25,000 pledge of their zeal. It remains for the graduates to give theirs...
...first period the Freshmen had the advantage for the ball was almost continually in Dean territory. The Freshmen received the kick-off and worked the ball 60 yards before a forward pass blocked by Jones gave it to Dean; a long end run by Dinan bringing it back to the middle of the field...
...second and third periods almost proved disastrous for the Freshmen, for Dean had the advantage almost all the time. Welch started with two clever forward passes, but Hitchcock caught a third and ran it back 30 yards. Later in the second period Dean was again within the ten-yard line, but Sweetser intercepted a forward pass and ran it to the 50-yard line. The third period started in a kicking contest in which Harris of the Freshmen had a slight advantage over Welch, but toward the end Dean worked a succession of trick plays, which the Freshmen were unable...
...substitutes made a poor showing against the seconds, though they scored 6 points to 0. Almost every good play in the scrimmage was balanced in the next by a blunder...
Maitre Labori will be remembered from his connection with the famous Dreyfus appeal, and has figured also in the almost equally well-known Zola and Humbert cases. He is furthermore the holder of numerous important public offices, and the author of a masterful work on French law in 12 volumes, entitled "Repertoire Encyclopedique du Droit Francais...