Word: danger
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...ball on their own twenty-five yard line. They then pushed down the field, although three substitutes were put in, and by the aid of ten yards for off-side play, reached the Juniors' thirty yard line. Here 1902 held for downs and punted out of danger. The game ended with the ball in the Sophomores' possession near the middle of the field...
...five-yard line. An offside play and two missed signals then gave the ball to Brown. Bates failed three times to punt successfully, because of bad passes and Harvard regained the ball on the twenty yard line. Brown soon got the ball on downs, however, and punted out of danger. After an exchange of punts, the half ended...
GROTON, MASS., Noor 7, 1900:--St. Mark's School defeated Groton this afternoon by the score of 16 to 0. St. Mark's on played Groton from the beginning and their goal was in danger only once. Their plays through tackle and around the ends were almost always sure gains. In the first half St. Mark's scored on two place kicks, the first from the 20 yard line as the result of a foul tackle by Groton, and the second, after the ball had been rushed to Groton's ten yard line. In the second half Hinkle...
...statistics. First, observation is not trustworthy; there must be reliable figures and they should cover a considerable space of time. Second, the distinction must be kept in mind between "average" and "arithmetical mean." Third, in dealing with percentages the basic numbers must be carefully considered. Fourth, there is great danger in the use of concomitants; that is, arguing that one thing results from another because it is contemporaneous...
...means played a first-class game. Although a very creditable victory was won, the Pennsylvania game showed that the playing of the team is still far from being thoroughly developed and that many faults exist which will need much hard practice to correct and which will prevent any danger from over-confidence...