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Word: better (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...forwards do not follow up well, and the shooting is not as accurate as it has been. The Tufts team is the same as last year and should prove strong in team play. Judging from the score made by each team against Boston College, the University team has the better chance of winning today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BASKETBALL WITH TUFTS | 1/27/1906 | See Source »

...Freshman basketball team last night defeated the Cambridge High School team by the score of 19 to 16. The teams were very evenly matched but the Freshmen finally won through better shooting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshmen Defeated Cambridge High | 1/24/1906 | See Source »

...University basketball team defeated Princeton in the Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon by a score of 36 to 8. Both teams played the fastest game seen in the Gymnasium this year, but Harvard won by better team play and stronger defense. In all departments of the game the University team should the good effects of the week's practice. The trick formation from the toss-up worked well, and of the easy opportunities to score thus offered the University players took advantage. In passing and dribbling the work was fast and sure, while the defense was unusually strong. The tendency...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WON BASKETBALL | 1/22/1906 | See Source »

...Vengeance of Taoopskik, by L. D. Cox '08; "That Dog," by J. H. Ijams '07; "Nocturne," by J. H. Wheelock '08; "On Bluffing," by M. E. Perkins '07; "The Ballet Girl," by E. L. Sheldon '06; "The Revolt of Hank," by B. Powers '07; "When You Must--You'd Better," by W. Goodwin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Contents of Current Advocate | 1/19/1906 | See Source »

...minute line-up on Spy Pond yesterday afternoon the University hockey team defeated the second team by the score of 3 to 0. The individual stick work and passing were better than at any previous time this season; but the forwards lost many chances to score through inaccurate shooting and, on the offense, failed to play together. The lack of team play may be partly accounted for by the absence of side boards which also resulted in much time being wasted in regaining the puck. The first team's defense played hard and the men kept their positions well. Some...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hockey Practice Yesterday | 1/4/1906 | See Source »

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