Word: almost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...lives and under the most trying circumstances, carried on a winning fight against the ravages of the pneumonic plague. After all other Americans had turned back, discouraged by the obstacles of lack of equipment and persistence of racial superstition, Dr. Strong took up the work and in spite of almost insurmountable difficulties carried it to a successful completion...
Phillips made the first score of the evening after a dash the length of the rink in which he evaded nearly the whole Cornell team and drew the goal-tender out of his cage. Sortwell tallied seven minutes later from a scrimmage and this was followed almost immediately by another goal for Phillips on a pass from Claflin. Sortwell ended Harvard's scoring for the half on a long lift from near the centre of the rink, and just before time was called for the end of the period, Hill scored on a long, hard shot...
Baseball shows a much more even balance of the two factors, the honors being almost equally divided. Of the 43 men winning distinction, 22 came from private, 20 from public schools, and 1 from another college. Track athletics, however, again throw the balance in favor of the private institutions. Sixty-four "H's" were awarded, 38 to private
...combination. Rogers and Hickox are two heavy men who will probably fill two of the places. For Barends's place at end there are a number of likely substitutes from last year's team, the most promising being Loudon, Lafferty and Rector. The success of the team will depend almost entirely upon the developing of good material for the line
...striking improvement, except that the team-play was a trifle better than usual. The scores, however, were again the result of individual play rather than team-work. Phillips scored for the University after a brilliant rush down the ice, and Palmer for the second after carrying the puck almost the whole length of the rink. The University showed some improvement in getting the puck out of the corners, but otherwise the play was about even...