Word: although
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Although the teams were very evenly matched the shooting of the Holy Cross men was, on the whole, more accurate. The University team outplayed its opponents in the first half and the score at the end of this period was 10 to 6 in Harvard's favor. Currie excelled during this half and scored two goals on long shots. In the second half the Holy Cross team braced and scored 14 to Harvard's 6 points. They played a harder, faster game during this period and their basket was not often in danger...
...before it received Harvard's bequest. It is sometimes said that John Harvard was not the true founder of the College that bears his name, and that he was but the first of its many benefactors. The importance of his gift, however, may be estimated from the fact that although the General Court had appropriated $2000 for the College, it was not paid, and the Court was so poor that it was forced to borrow $1000 of Harvard's bequest...
...locating this on the field behind Pierce Hall. The expense of constriction and maintenance might be somewhat greater than if it were placed in the Stadium, but this should be more than compensated by its accessibility. In the Stadium the rink would be used merely for hockey, even although games were prohibited except between certain hours; but on Holmes Field the less energetically inclined would be able to employ a few spare moments to good advantage in the enjoyment of plain or fancy skating. In any case certain hours would be reserved for scrub hockey games, and such teams will...
...Stadium rink, yesterday afternoon. In a long scrimmage in which all the men were given a try out, the University team defeated the second team by the score of 9 to 1. The shooting was harder and more accurate than last Saturday, and the forwards worked together better although their passing was still very erratic. The defense of the University team showed improvement and the second team's forwards got but few shots at the goal...
...undeveloped minds this ideal seems nobler than devotion to original research, and until financial resources make possible the parallel development of the two ideals, we must hold that the leading authorities of American universities are justified in devoting their energies to the propagation of learning which is valuable although...