Word: defeated
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...professionals, which consists of a shorter body-swing, a longer slide and a quick recover. The advantage claimed for this stroke is that, with it, more power can be exerted, as legs, back, and arms are used simultaneously. Although Yale abandoned a similar stroke after last year's defeat, the seniors feel confident that for a two-mile race it can be made a success. It must be admitted that they propel their boat through the water at a rate, which would win the race, if kept up for two miles...
...Harvard against the decision in the Harvard-Yale game of last year. It will be remembered that by gross decisions of the umpires, both Yale men, the game was won by Yale by a score of 2 to 1. Our team has never allowed that it was a real defeat, and so appealed. The convention rushed all the business on account of limited time, and the protest was tabled. Among the little business transacted was a change in the rule relating to referees. It now stands that the referee, as in football, shall be either a student or graduate...
...attacked by Longstreet. Under this general a superior force of Confederates quickly crushed in the Union right, already in confusion, and drove several of the divisions from the field. The remainder joined the flank of Thomas' corps and stood out the remainder of the battle. Rosecrans, seeing defeat on one flank believed that his army was defeated and retired to the rear to prepare for gathering the fugitives. Thomas, who still remained firm, thought otherwise and made every effort to hold the enemy in check. Bragg's army, and especially Longstreet's corps, made desperate attacks to break and route...
...belongs principally to the students, we object to the appointment by the college authorities of instructors in athletics, without giving the students a voice in such appointment. For the appointment of unsatisfactory instructors might lead to the seeking, on the part of individuals, of outside instruction, thus tending to defeat the general purpose of the resolutions against professionalism...
Finally, this rule, if allowed to stand, would tend to defeat one of the very purposes or which those who drew it up are supposed to be stiving-the placing of all athletic contests between the various colleges on a footing as nearly equal as possible. For the larger and richer colleges could afford to pay more for athletic instructors, and would consequently be able to get better men, than the smaller and poorer colleges...