Word: amount
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...very gratifying. What makes these results all the more pleasing to Harvard men is the remembrance that they have been largely instrumental in bringing the association to its present position. A glance back at what the preparatory schools have done since they formed the association proves that the extraordinary amount of good material which has come to Harvard in track athletics has been largely brought out and strengthened by the annual meetings of the association. Last year many records were broken; and the interest since that time has seemed to quicken in proportion to the increasing success of the games...
...amount spent by the management of this year's football team at Cornell is a trifle over...
...accomplished during the present season will be seen at the match with Yale next Saturday. The club has been making careful preparation for the shoot; but during the rest of the week it can accomplish much more in the way of practice. What the captain needs is a large amount of material. He needs the service of every man who can possibly be at the daily practice shoots...
...candidates for the university tug-of-war team have been training for some time in preparation for the intercollegiate games. With all due respect to the men who have been working hard to make up a team, we are forced to the conclusion that the amount and quality of the material are totally inadequate. The men lack experience; they have no good coach, and, take it all in all, their chances for winning a place for Harvard seem very slight. It has not yet been finally decided. we understand, whether or not to send this team to the games...
...articles in which the Harvard papers have treated the case they have persistently slighted the real point; they have gratuitously imputed to our base ball management the object of a "scurrilous personal attack" on Capt. Dean in the composition of Yale's letter, they have published a large amount of matter, in which Harvard's independence is proclaimed, and we are warned not to dictate or interfere; but we find barely touched upon the real reason for our measures, the abrogation by Harvard of the agreement entered into by the three Universities...