Word: better
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Stadium and gradually to reclaim the whole of Soldiers Field is an admirable one, but if the ground available for sport is to be increased at the cost of extinguishing many of the teams that would play on that ground, doesn't it seem that it might be better to go a little slower on the improvements, and let the growth of diversified athletic interests keep pace with the growth of available playing grounds? Nearly everyone feels that now-a-days there is far too much concentration in university sport at the best, and surely any curtailing of the activities...
...view of the current discussion as to whether the best interests of higher technical education in and near Boston would be better served by an alliance of Harvard University with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or by the separate maintenance of the two institutions, the following extract from Mr. Gordon McKay's will is of interest as showing the liberal and thorough-going provision for technical education which the Harvard Corporation will be obliged to make, enjoying for that purpose an income possibly equal to one third of the present income from the entire invested funds of Harvard University...
...strict business principles to this case, the thing to do is to adopt at once the most stringent economy and thus pay the debt and make the improvements at the earliest possible moment. But the Athletic Association was organized to further sport, not as a business enterprise. We can better afford to discharge our debt and make the improvements a little more slowly than to injure any of our sports now by a too rigid economy; and there can be no doubt that the sudden withdrawal of support from the teams in question will injure if not entirely cripple them...
...second crew dropped out at the Navy Yard, four lengths behind the first. At the three-mile mark the Freshmen were two lengths behind and stopped. The first boat rowed over the entire course, finishing with a 28 stroke, in 22 minutes, 30 seconds. A more spirited recovery and better control of the slides were the encouraging features of today's practice...
...Saturday, by the score of 10 to 3. Excellent pitching by Alexander and heavy hitting by the Senior team were responsible for the score. The Seniors made runs in nearly every inning, while the Juniors scored only in the seventh and ninth. Throughout the game the Seniors played in better form and showed the advantages of early spring training. Blatterman's hitting was the feature of the game...