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Word: carelessly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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Amherst gained a little behind her favorite wedge from the centre of the field. Then Jackson found a fine, large opening prepared for him in the Harvard line, and he started down the field. Trafford tackled him. The Harvard rushers tried to atone for their careless work and got the ball on four downs. They did not lose it until they had pushed Trafford across Amherst's line for the second touch down. Goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot Ball. | 10/26/1891 | See Source »

...both 'varsity and second eleven are careless, apt to fumble the ball, and at times almost lifeless. The point wherein they have made the most improvement is blocking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot Ball. | 10/24/1891 | See Source »

...university to coach the crew of the other. Traditions are at times lost sight of, however, and when this occurs it requires careful work to restore their sway. For instance, for several years prior to last year's race Cambridge won by superior leg work. Cambridge, however, was becoming careless in body form, and Oxford, perceiving her error, worked until she successfully grafted good leg work upon good style, which she has always preserved easily on account of the enlistment of men from Eton College, the great rowing school of England. The result was that Oxford won last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oxford and Cambridge. | 3/24/1891 | See Source »

...desperate rally of the Yale team after the tide had turned against them. They earned their single touch-down if ever a team did; they simply pushed the ball straight up the field. It was desperate work, but it could not defeat Harvard. Captain Cumnock's men were somewhat careless after they had scored their second touchdown, and this is one reason why Yale succeeded in scoring; for after that Yale touchdown they settled down to steady work again, and all of Yale's efforts were in vain after that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VICTORY. | 11/24/1890 | See Source »

This evening the annual meeting of Co-operative Society will take place. It is a meeting of importance. Last year the college papers were flooded with complaints of the careless way in which the society was carried on, and individuals were harshly criticised who were not responsible. This year the society starts out under a different system, and so far has done a much larger business than it did last year. There is now a superintendent whose sole duty is to attend to the Society's interests, and from now on if anything is not satisfactory, he is the person...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/13/1890 | See Source »

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