Word: attempts
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Parker kicked off to Swift, who after fumbling the ball was tackled on the 3-yard line. Maine punted but was penalized 15 yards for interefering with O'Brien's attempt to make a fair catch, the ball being placed on the 11-yard line. Harvard was penalized 10 yards for offside play and time was called on the 15-yard line, after Maine had succeeded, in holding for downs...
...Freshman squad is at present in a very disorganized state, and consequently its chances against Groton are not particularly bright. Up to this time the men have had only two line-ups, and the frequent changes necessary in order to try out new men have prevented any attempt at team play or new formations. A large squad will be taken to Groton, and it is likely that substitutes will be tried out in each position. Groton has a strong team, and thus far has had a very successful season, defeating Boston Latin 11 to 6, English High...
More than ninety candidates for the Freshman football team reported at Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. Although no attempt was made to organize the men into squads, they were given light work in passing, falling on the ball and running down the field under punts under the direction of Coach T. C. Meier, 2nd, '04. Tomorrow two or three squads will be formed and light signal work will begin...
Before the season comes to a close it seems worth while to make a fresh attempt to explain the financial policy of the Athletic Committee during the past year and to answer some of the criticisms which its action has provoked. To begin with, let me try to clear away a few persistent errors...
...perhaps worth noticing that most of the arguments recently used against the present system would apply just as well to the attempt now being made to raise among the graduates a large sum for the permanent endowment of the University. Where would Harvard be if its graduates were to take the tone--"The subscription business, however, has become a nuisance"? Is it a fatal objection to the contributions now being made to the general fund that they are "unevenly distributed," and many men of small means give relatively more than some of their richer brethren? Would it not be fairer...