Word: avail
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Yale took no chances in the final period and played a waiting game, letting the University spend all its energies on an attempt to advance by forward passing, all to no avail. The game ended with the ball in Yale's possession on her own 47-yard line...
...Yale, provided the men are not given too explicit instructions to watch some individual star on the Harvard team. Personally, I believe in a space defence where every man covers a certain space. If this is done effectively, criss cross and so-called concealed ball plays will not avail.. Individually the players on both teams have been compared so many times that nothing I could add would be of interest. Legore and Black will stand out for Yale, and Horween and Casey for Harvard, but such contests usually produce a king on one team or the other, so that...
...fair to predict that in time it will add many men, though only one name, to America's roll of fame. The temptation of a free education at Harvard should be enough to induce youths of other patronymics to change their names to Murphy in order to avail themselves of the opportunity. Boston Transcript...
...especially Freshmen, who expect to try for the teams next spring, should avail themselves of this splendid opportunity to get extra practice and expert coaching. This is Coach Mitchell's last season with the University players, which renders the present season especially important...
...vote of the trustees free admission to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is granted to instructors and students in universities, colleges, normal schools and similar institutions who wish to avail themselves of the privilege. Tickets will be sent by mail on receipt of a stamped and addressed envelope, or issued at the entrance of the Museum...