Word: although
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...yard dash promises to be a critical event from a Harvard standpoint. Princeton expects Dawbarn to win from Foster, although the latter beat him in the Pennsylvania relay games early in the season. Since then Foster has constantly improved and will be at his best today and tomorrow. Sherman of Dartmouth, who took second a year ago, is not expected to compete as he strained a tendon last week. In his absence third and fourth places should lie between Minds of Pennsylvania, Hawley of Dartmouth, and Cary of Yale. Gamble of Princeton has not been in the best of condition...
...know whether the Corporation is considering the problem; we only hope that it is, for by a decision there we could get something definite done. But it was felt by many that the undergraduates should be the first to act, and that a generous subscription raised by them, although unable to pay for much of the building, would be the proper inspiration for the graduates. In spite of several expressions of this opinion, nothing has been accomplished by the undergraduate authorities, until it now seems too late for any mass-meeting or canvassing of the University...
...afternoon, at 4 o'clock sharp. This bunch of pseudo-literary bunco-steerers, whose motto is "millions from advertisements, but not one line of humor," have profited in their business to such a degree that they were able to offer Hans Wagner a fabulous sum to play for them. Although he refused, being unwilling to associate with such an unscrupulous body, these wielders of the shears and paste-pot will undoubtedly pull of some equally delicate bit of delicious humor to maintain their dubious reputation. It is rumored that F. Beets Boodle, notorious in sporting circles, and a former Philadelphia...
...Freshman track team defeated Yale 1912 in the third dual meet held in the Stadium Saturday afternoon by the score of 61 2-3 to 55 1-3 points. Although there was a driving rain, one record was broken and several good times were made. The Yale team, which was particularly strong in the field events, was handicapped by the very unfavorable weather, while the Harvard runners, trained to perfection by Coaches Donovan and Quinn, showed up even better than in practice and won every point for which they had a chance with the exception of the 220-yard hurdles...
...Saturday afternoon the Weld crew was defeated by Worcester High School in a mile and one-half race on Lake Quinsigamond by three lengths. Although the Weld crew was much heavier and stronger than Worcester, it did not have the ability to sprint and rowed a slow stroke. In the last half of the course Worcester crew away without much effort rowing about 38 to the minute. Worcester's time was 8 minutes, 27 seconds...