Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...against Harvard. The opponents' defence has been rudely built, and though it is strong, may not prove impregnable. As for the attack, with the University's weakened line, it is here that Washington's menace is greatest; yet Harvard may be counted upon to hold Spiegel in check far better than anyone he has met this year...
...sport has a "green" man a better chance to develop and to attain final success than in track. Athletic history is full of instances where a man of no experience has gone out in his Freshman year and has become a first class track athlete before his graduation...
...Michigan line showed up much better than in the De Pauw game, and the Wolverine interference and tackling has improved decidedly. The work of the backs was of the sensational variety, and Yost apparently has three full sets of backs who are reliable. The coaches again used all the Wolverine players who were in condition, looking over all the youngsters under fire. Roehm at right half for Bastian, Dunne at left end or Staatz, and Whalen at right guard or Millard were the three shifts from the De Pauw lineup which faced Case at the start of Saturday's game...
...beginning of the College year, but graduate editors--called in rather as distinguished contributors than as stopgaps--do not always excel undergraduates. In Norman Hapgood's article, "Germany's Disease," for instance, we have but a hurried and slight presentation of something that deserves fuller treatment and might receive better development at the hands of some undergraduate. It is well to dispute the larger avowals of Germany's "defensive" position which have gone forth backed by the authority of Harvard Faculty members, but it takes more through work than Mr. Hapgood has given it. Calling Kuno Francke, "my much admired...
There is no question but that each player on the team is stimulated by the feeling that the student body is standing by and is loyal in its support. The team, however, does not require the presence of undergraduates at daily practice to feel this. It would be much better for the men who would watch opon practice to indulge in some form of exercise during the time they would otherwise spend in the Stadium. We believe, however, that the undergraduates should see the University team in action on the Fridays before the Michigan and Princeton games...