Word: better
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...referred to as one of the great factors in the growth of nations and in the advancement of civilization. By competitive struggle alone are nations, as well as individuals, compelled to seek further means of strength and better commodities for their own use. War he assigned as the cause of the tremendous growth of the United States...
...real practice for the University football squad for this week ended yesterday afternoon with a thirty-minute scrimmage between the first and second teams. Tomorrow the practice will be secret, and it will continue from now on, unless otherwise announced. In the scrimmage the first team showed up considerably better than it has at any time during the week. Several of the regulars, Minot, P. D. Smith, and Corbett were in the line-up at the start but were replaced before long. In the line, Perkins started at centre, but when he was taken out P. Withington was shifted from...
...passes was tried, several with fair success. After about ten plays Johnson, who was playing quarterback on the second, caught a forward pass and ran for a touchdown, but the play was declared illegal. The first team was then given a chance to carry the ball. The teamwork was better than on the day before, which enabled Long to score after a series of line plunges. The second kicked off to Morrison who ran the ball back to his 15-yard line. Galatti went in at quarterback on the first and put new life into his team. The ball...
Randolph and Claverly, from the Weld boathouse, Thayer and Mt. Auburn St., from the Newell, are still showing the best form, and are better than the average dormitory crews. Claverly has enough rowing men this year to make up a second crew...
...these Thayer showed the best form. The material at the Newell boathouse yesterday seemed to be far inferior to that of former years. First and second crews from Randolph-Ridgely-Russell, four scrub crews, and one crew from Claverly rowed from the Weld boathouse. Claverly was easily better than the others in from and promises to be up to the high standard which Claverly crews have always maintained since dormitory rowing was started. Hereafter Randolph-Ridgely-Russell will row from the Weld boathouse, while Westmorly and Mr. Auburn street have been transferred to the Newell. All men are requested...