Word: better
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...opportunities to score. The interference ran fairly smoothly, but was so slow in starting that the plays were often smothered before they formed. The defensive work also showed some improvement over that of yesterday, although there was still an absence of support from the backs. The ends played in better form than they have done recently...
...general work of the first eleven was somewhat snappier than it has been recently and the men showed a little improvement in team play. On the offense the mass play interference was better than it has been and the end running was fairly effective. There was still a great deficiency in the defensive work and it was to this that the coaches gave most of their attention. The men seemed slow and lacked the fighting spirit which is the great factor in a strong defense. There was also a general failure to follow the ball closely. The left side...
...light and fire to the people of the earth, then in darkness, but only partly succeeds; and in the end ruins himself. Out of this myth has been developed a philosophical back ground for the poem, having as its theme the thought that, when people make an effort to better the world they are always successful, though they may seem to fail...
...game with the Freshmen the first team scored a touchdown and a goal from the field and played in a little better form than in the first game. The backs all gained fairly steadily, but were twice stopped by the Freshman line. The touchdown was made by Putnam after a series of short gains had taken the ball near the goal. The goal from the field was made by Burnett a few minutes later on a place-kick after Stillman's fair catch...
...individual work, there were noticeable faults. The fumbling of the quarterbacks of both sides would have proved disastrous in any closely contested match; Dupee's punting was not of a first class order; and the work of Yale's ends, though better than usual, was not all that might have been expected. On the other hand, Fincke's running back of kicks, and Stillman's line lunging and the snappy work of the whole team in general was very satisfactory to the coaches...