Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...race, which was characterized for Yale as splashing, unfinished and unrhythmical, the eight men being utterly exhausted. This seems to have decided the matter in the eyes of the graduate and undergraduate bodies, the general consensus of opinion being that unless Yale wishes to have her crew suffer continual defeat, a professional coach of the first rank must be obtained and a new system of rowing installed...
...from Soldiers Field, so that it cannot be said whether the playing of the team is affected by strange territory or not. At all events, the team as a whole, and especially the attack, will be compelled to play better soccer than heretofore in the season in order to defeat the strong Princeton eleven. The latter has a string of victories to its credit and that of 3 to 1 against the Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn is considered specially indicative of good work. The University line-up to start the game is as follows: l.o.f., Weld; l.i.f., Carnochan...
...Holy Cross game was an absolute walkaway, the visiting eleven being swamped under a 47 to 7 defeat. The University was irrisistible after the first few minutes of play, when Holy Cross made its touchdown by recovering a fumbled punt...
...game on October 25 against Dartmouth, however, was a distinct disappointment both in point of score and play. The Tiger attack had lost its vaunted strength when tried against the unyielding Dartmouth line. This defeat, bitter as it was, put new spirit into the Princeton team and last Saturday, with a return to form, Holy Cross was literally torn to pieces. The Princeton eleven has begun to retrieve the Dartmouth defeat and it will meet Harvard tomorrow completely rejuvenated and ready to fight its hardest...
...Sophomores are determined, as they should be, to find some means of encouraging democracy among themselves, they should first consider whether or not the means they have chosen would not defeat their purpose by flooding the market. Then they should consult the Senior Class and the Student Council. If the argument for buttons is thus quashed, they may still find means to carry their intentions into effect without usurping an existing scheme...