Word: better
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Major Henry L. Higginson said that an opportunity for making a beautiful water-park should not be missed, and that such a park as would be laid out is needed to give the public at large better opportunity for outdoor recreation...
Representatives of the North and South Ends spoke of the great need of the young people in those sections for better bathing and skating facilities such as would be afforded by the proposed water-park. The editor of a leading Italian newspaper in Boston spoke for the Italian residents of the district, saying that these people were very fond of open air life and would keenly enjoy the privileges of a new pleasure ground...
...annual strength test competition will begin this year somewhat later than usual. Men wishing to prepare for the tests have been advised to wait until the latter part of March in order that better results may be obtained. Although there is no officially recognized intercollegiate competition, nevertheless a report of the comparative standing of the universities will be made at the close of the season. The suggestion has also been made to award a suitable trophy to the holder of the highest record for the year...
...long time at the beginning of the game the play was very even; but finally Pruyn received the puck directly in front of the goal and scored the only point made during the first half. In the second half Harvard played better together and scored 6 goals to Brown...
During the past week the Harvard team has shown marked improvement and will undoubtedly play a strong game. The work, taken as a whole, is much more satisfactory than it was formerly, and the passing especially is better developed. The Brown team up to this time has not been very formidable and has been defeated by both Yale and Andover, each time by rather large scores. The loss of these games was due principally to a weakness in goal shooting which has characterized the playing of the team all season. The men, however, are good individual players and most...