Word: chosing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...ball to the 4 yard line. Putnam started around the end and had almost covered the necessary distance when he fumbled and several Pennsylvania players dropped on the ball at the goal line. Pennsylvania's disparaging estimate of Harvard's line was here shown by the fact that they chose to use rushing tactics rather than take the usual safe course of punting. But after gaining 8 yards a kick was forced and Marshall caught the ball 28 yards away. Harvard's third attempt to score was more successful and when the 3 yard line had been reached...
...unsatisfactory feature of the game was the fact that it afforded no real test of Harvard's defense, because, owing to an advantage in the wind, the Brown team, whenever it had the ball, usually chose to punt without attempting to advance by rushes. The old fault of fumbling appeared again in exaggerated form, and often with serious results. There was seemingly an increased desire to help the runner, but this good quality lacked the merit of regularity,-as sometimes the man with the ball was thrown for a loss for want of careful or effective interference. Plays were also...
...Paul's Catholic Club held its opening reception in Brooks House last night. The principle speaker of the evening was the Hon. T. J. Gargan of Boston, who chose as his subject, "Citizenship and Public Duties." Short addresses were also made by Rev. J. J. Farrell of Cambridge, Rev. E. J. Fitzgerald of Clinton, and J. F. Leonard '96, a former president of the club. Following the addresses, M. Burns was elected a member of the governing board from...
...five unfinished games C. T. Rice (H) and H. A. Keeler (Col) were about even with their opponents, and J. Sawin (Y), T. H. Sewell (Col), and J. B. Hunt (P) had an apparent advantage. The match will be finished today. The English team won the toss and chose the white men on the odd boards. The pairings were as follows...
...eighth annual Harvard-Princeton debate will be held this evening in Sanders Theatre at 8 o'clock. Of the seven annual debates already held, Harvard has won all. The question tonight will be: "Resolved, That Mayor Low should strictly enforce the excise laws in New York City." Harvard chose the question and Princeton decided to support the affirmative. The Harvard team, composed of T. H. Reed1 L., I. Grossman '02 and J. K. Clark 3L., will give their opening speeches in the order named. In rebuttal the order will be Grossman, Reed and Clark. E. E. Smith '02 is alternate...