Word: better
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...Oxford-Cambridge program of vigorous intramural sports and one annual inter-varsity meet in each sport. It is dangerous because it may not be true. And if Harvard were accused of something that was not true, and accused by a university they refer to as "one of our better provinces," the resultant reaction might be a race riot between Harvard students and the hinterland. In all events, Harvard, would be fortifying her athletic record, which of late has been none too rosy...
Harvard may change all this, for they clutch so closely to the skirts of mother England. But it is doubtful whether any of the "better provinces" ever will. They are a thousand fortunate miles farther west. Michigan Daily...
...Yale Has Better Record...
However, on the basis of past performances, Yale has the better team. Headed by Captain Brandenburg who is credited with a discus throw of 15 feet further than the best throw of T. H. Alcock '29, the Eli squad presents an imposing array of talent; Kieselhorst and Engle in the runs, Connor and O'Gorman in the weight events, and Sturdy and Pond in the pole vault, are the outstanding luminaries of the team, and have an excellent chance of hanging up some dual records in their particular events...
Harvard did slightly better for the second eighteen holes, but Oregon's scores have not yet been received. The Crimson scores: Finlay 15; Arnold 8; Murphy S: Baldwin...