Word: better
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...general work has also improved. Whether Bowman or Farmer will play fullback is still an unsettled question. Bowman was given the preference in the West Point game but did not make a very impressive showing. It must be remembered, however, that it was his first important game and better things are expected of him. Farmer plays consistently but is handicapped by his inability to punt and his lack of weight. Captain Chadwick maintains the high grade of football which has characterized his playing throughout the year...
...great deal of the time was first spent in coaching the men individually and in drilling the ends, backs and linemen in separate groups. After this the first and second elevens lined up for a short scrimmage. On the whole the playing of the team was a trifle better than it was the day before. In the line there was more speed and aggressiveness and the men played better together. On the offense, the ground gaining was consistent, but never brilliant. The tackle-back formation was used almost entirely...
Funds have been procured for the building of a new shooting club house on Soldiers Field, and work will be begun on it today. Its dimensions will be twenty-five feet long and fifteen wide, and in every way it will be much better arranged than the old house...
...other hand, is itself the end. It is the same with religion. A savage makes his sacrifice or bows before his idol in order to get something in return for his worship. Some Christians consider their religion a means for deliverance. Without disparaging this form there is a better form--liberal religion, in which the experience of religion is the only end. This liberal religion has something in common with the moral virtues, with beauty, with friendship...
During the first part of the scrimmage the linemen played too high and not far enough forward, but by the end of the practice there was decided improvement, and as a whole the showing was considerably better than it has been for some time. End runs, however, were the only effective means of advancing the ball, for as soon as line plays were used the second team secured the ball on downs. The principal fault was that the men did not give sufficient assistance to one another. Most of the touchdowns were due to long gains around...