Word: defeated
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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More gracious to the sons of Harvard than your services as educator or citizen is your character. Your outward reserve has concealed a heart more tender than you have trusted yourself to reveal. Defeat of your cherished plans has disclosed your patience and magnanimity and your willingnes to bide your time...
...suitably gowned for a dusty walk or the crush at the bridge, and this is a valid objection; for it is likely to prevent many from attending, and any lack of co-operation on the part of members of the class arising form objection to the plan must inevitably defeat the purpose of a class exercise...
...Harvard Freshmen outplayed their opponents in passing, and were quicker and more accurate in throwing goals; but the inability of the Yale team to throw goals from free tries was the chief cause of their defeat...
...University fencing team was defeated by the West Point team Saturday night at West Point by a score of seven bouts to two. MacLeod and Tyng each won a bout for Harvard. The defeat, though decisive, was at the hands of a strong and experienced team, which was furthermore in perfect condition. Several of the bouts were very close. Huneycutt of West Point won his bouts easily. The result by bouts was as follows...
...University basketball team was defeated by the University of Pennsylvania, Saturday night at Philadelphia, by the score of 22 to 16. Inability of the University players to throw easy baskets, together with an injury to Underwood early in the game, was responsible for the defeat...